Application of copper vapour laser in gastrointestinal tract-experimental studies in animal models.

by Ng Chung Ying Davy. ; Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1994. ; Includes bibliographical references (leaves 91-103). ; ACKNOWLEDGMENT --- p.1 ; ABSTRACT --- p.2 ; Chapter CHAPTER 1 : --- INTRODUCTION --- p.3 ; Chapter CHAPTER 2 : --- LITERATURE REVIEW --- p.5 ; Chapter 2.1. --- The History of Laser --- p.5 ; Chapter 2.1.1 --- Pre-Maser History (1917 - 1952) --- p.5 ; Chapter 2.1.2. --- The Development of the Maser (1953 - 1959) --- p.6 ; Chapter 2.1.3. --- The Development of the Laser (1960 - 1961) --- p.7 ; Chapter 2.1.4. --- Expanding the Laser Concept (1962 - 1966) --- p.8 ; Chapter 2.1.5. --- New Laser Development (1967 - at present) --- p.11 ; Chapter 2.2. --- Basic Laser System --- p.11 ; Chapter 2.2.1. --- The Active Laser Media --- p.12 ; Chapter 2.2.2. --- The Source of Excitation Energy --- p.12 ; Chapter 2.2.3. --- A Febry-Perot Interferometer --- p.13 ; Chapter 2.3. --- Basic operational principles of laser --- p.13 ; Chapter 2.4. --- Characteristics of Laser Radiation --- p.14 ; Chapter 2.5. --- Laser Reactions in Living Tissue --- p.15 ; Chapter 2.5.1. --- Laser Interactions with the Eye --- p.15 ; Chapter 2.5.2. --- Laser Interaction with the Skin and its Appendages --- p.16 ; Chapter 2.5.3. --- Laser Interaction with other tissues --- p.16 ; Chapter 2.6. --- Thermal Effect of Laser Irradiation of Living Tissues --- p.20 ; Chapter 2.7. --- Medical lasers and their applications --- p.21 ; Chapter 2.7.1. --- Neodymium-doped yttrium-aluminium- garnet (Nd:YAG) laser --- p.21 ; Chapter 2.7.2. --- Argon laser --- p.21 ; Chapter 2.7.3. --- Carbon dioxide laser --- p.22 ; Chapter 2.7.4. --- Tunable dye laser --- p.22 ; Chapter 2.7.5. --- Gold Vapour Laser --- p.23 ; Chapter 2.7.6. --- Copper Vapour Laser --- p.23 ; Chapter 2.8. --- Port-wine stains --- p.24 ; Chapter 2.8.1. --- Pathology of port-wine stains --- p.24 ; Chapter 2.8.2. --- Treatment of port-wine stains by lasers --- p.24 ; Chapter 2.9. --- Laser Therapy in the Gastrointestinal Tract --- p.28 ; Chapter 2.10. --- Esophageal ...