Module S2.5 - Lasers in Medicine

Coordinator:

Prof. Stefan Nolte

Lecturers:

Prof. Stefan Nolte, Dr. Roland Ackermann

Schedule

Lectures: every Monday 14.15 - 13.45 (Lecture hall 2, Abbeanum), starting on April 9 th.
Exercise: every second Friday 14.15 - 15.45 (SR 2 ACP, Beutenberg)

Contents of the course:

The course gives an introduction into the basic mechanisms of laser-tissue interactions.
Different laser technologies will be presented. Their application in different fields of clinical
medicine and diagnostics will be discussed.

The following topics will be covered:

Laser systems for the application in medicine
Beam guiding systems and optical medical devices
Optical properties of tissue
Thermal properties of tissue
Photochemical interaction
Vaporisation/coagulation
Photoablation
Photodisruption, nonlinear optics
Laser-based imaging
Clinical applications
Nanophotonics in medicine

Requirements to complete the module:

to be announced in the lecture

Exam dates

to be announced in the lecture