Module S2.05 - Lasers in Medicine

Coordinator: Prof. Stefan Nolte

Lecturers: Prof. Stefan Nolte, Dr. Roland Ackermann

Schedule:

Lectures: every Wednesday 12.15 - 13.45 (Auditorium ACP, Beutenberg), starting on Oct 18th.
Exercise: every second Wednesday 14.15 - 15.45 (SR 1 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

Download: Exercise1

Requirements to complete the module:

to be announced in the lecture

Exam dates

to be announced in the lecture