High-power incoherent optical radiation as a means for interstitial thermotherapy

Author

Bach, Hans-Dieter Reiden

Author_Institution

Dept. Med. Technol., Univ. of Appl. Sci. Cologne, Germany

Volume

1

fYear

2000

fDate

2000

Firstpage

212

Abstract

Thermal energy has been used to perform coagulation in biological tissue since many years. Especially laser radiation is known as a means to induce interstitial thermotherapy (LITT) using a diffuser at the distal end of a lightguide positioned in the respective tissue. The aim of the procedure is to generate enough heat to stop the spread of benign or malignant diseases located at different sites in the human body via a heat-driven transformation process

Keywords

biological tissues; biothermics; coagulation; diseases; laser applications in medicine; radiation therapy; benign diseases; biological tissue; coagulation; diffuser; disease spread; heat; heat-driven transformation process; high-power incoherent optical radiation; human body; interstitial thermotherapy; laser radiation; lightguide; malignant diseases; thermal energy; tissue; Applicators; Biological tissues; Biomedical optical imaging; Coagulation; Electromagnetic heating; Fiber lasers; Medical treatment; Microwave technology; Optical filters; Optical scattering;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Lasers and Electro-Optics Society 2000 Annual Meeting. LEOS 2000. 13th Annual Meeting. IEEE

Conference_Location

Rio Grande

ISSN

1092-8081

Print_ISBN

0-7803-5947-X

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/LEOS.2000.890751

Filename

890751