Syllabus - Laser Applications in Medicine (BM 803(A))

Biomedical Engineering

Laser Applications in Medicine (BM 803(A))

VIII-Semester

Unit. 1

Optical Fiber Waveguides

- Ray theory transmission, electromagnetic mode theory for optical propagation .Types of fiber, Transmission and polarization, optical fiber connection joints and couplers.

Unit. 2

Optical Sources, Detector, Laser

lasing action semiconductor injection laser, types and characteristics of co2 laser, Nd-Yag laser, Eximer laser, He-NE laser.LED: - Power and efficiency, led characteristics , optical detectors –pn diode pin , Semiconductor photo diode with internal gain.

Unit. 3

Laser tissue interaction

Laser propagation in tissue , Monte Carlo simulation of Laser tissue interaction, Photocoagulation, Photo-thermal Ablation Photochemical ,Ablation, Photo disruption, photochemical interaction

Unit. 4

Application of laser in general surgery-I

Dermatology, Ophthalmology, Cardiology, Gynecologic laser.

Unit. 5

Application of laser in general surgery-П

Neuro surgery, Tumor Surgery, Urology, Otolaryngology and Neck and Head Surgery.

Practicals

Reference Books

  • Optical Fiber Communication, by Senior, PHI

  • Therapeutic Laser, Theory & Practice, by G.David Baxter, Churchill-Livingstone.

  • Optoelectronics- An Introduction, by K.N. Tripathi et.al., B.S. Publications.

  • Semiconductor Optoelectronic Devices, byBhattacharya P, PHI.

  • Medical Application of lasers by Dr. Vij& K. Mahesh, Deep & deep Pub.

  • Medical Lasers & their safe use, by David. H Shiney, Stephen &L.Trokel, Springler Verlag.

  • Lasers in Medicine By: Leon Goldman Springerverler