PHYS40631
Laser Photomedicine
10
Semester 1
Undergraduate
Level 4
Mark Dickinson
Unit coordinator
Department of Physics & Astronomy
1
FHEQ level (Framework for Higher Education Qualifications) ' Masters/Integrated Masters P4 '
European Credit Transfer & Accumulation System Rating : 5.0
<p>Laser Photomedicine</p>
<p>Laser Photomedicine</p>
<p>This course introduces students to the physics of medical lasers and light, including light tissue interactions; the properties of lasers and light, and delivery systems that are beneficial in medical applications; how light is utilised for imaging, diagnostic and therapeutic medical applications; and reviews selected medical applications.</p>
<p>On completion successful students will be able to:</p><p><br/>1. Classify and describe the mechanisms associated with the interaction of light with tissue;<br/>2. Explain the relevant properties of lasers and light delivery systems for applications in medicine;<br/>3. Compare imaging, optical diagnostic and therapeutic applications in medicine and predict which are most appropriate for applications;<br/>4. Discuss selected applications of lasers and optical techniques which are presently important in medicine</p>
<p><strong>1. Basic Tissue Optics and Laser Radiation – Tissue Interaction</strong><br />Photochemical<br />Photothermal<br />Photomechanical<br />Photoablative</p><div> <strong>2. Medical Laser and Delivery Systems</strong></div><div> Technology of medical lasers and alternative light sources</div><div> Laser radiation characteristics</div><div> Light delivery systems</div><div> </div><div> <strong>3. Diagnostic Techniques and Applications</strong></div><div> Conventional, confocal and two-photon microscopy</div><div> Raman spectroscopy</div><div> Optical coherence tomography, laser Doppler, photoacoustic imaging</div><div> Optical tweezers for particle trapping</div><div> Tissue identification by optical, spectroscopic and imaging techniques</div><p><strong>4. Selected Medical Application</strong><br />Laser surgery and microsurgery<br />Photomechanical applications in ophthalmology, lithotripsy<br />Photodynamic therapy<br />Selected applications in dermatology, ophthalmology, urology and dentistry.<br /> </p>
1
Written exam
100%
<p>Feedback will be offered via comments on Blackboard for the continuously assessed elements of the unit. </p>
PHYS20101
Introduction to Quantum Mechanics
Pre-Requisite
Compulsory
PHYS20141
Electromagnetism
Pre-Requisite
Compulsory
PHYS20171
Mathematics of Waves and Fields
Pre-Requisite
Compulsory
N
<p>Katzir, A., <em>Lasers and Optical Fibers in Medicine, </em>(Academic 1993)</p><p>Waynant, R.W., <em>Lasers in Medicine, </em>(CRC Press 2001)</p><p> </p><p><strong>Useful references</strong></p><p>Niemz, M.H. <em>Laser-Tissue Interactions, </em>(Springer 1996)</p><p>Welch, A.J. & van Gemert, M.J.C. <em>Optical-Thermal Response of Laser-Irradiated Tissue, </em>(Plenum 1995)</p><p><em>Optical Radiation Techniques in Medicine and Biology</em> in Physics in Medicine and Biology, vol. 42, No. 5, May 1997</p><p>To be supplemented by further recommended texts.</p><p> </p>
Assessment written exam
1
Lectures
24
0
75