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1 July 1991 Q-switched Nd:glass-laser-induced acoustic pulses in lithotripsy
G. I. D'yakonov, B. A. Mikhailov, S. K. Pak, Ivan Alexandrov Shcherbakov, Valeri G. Andreev, O. V. Rudenko, A. V. Sapozhnikov
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Proceedings Volume 1421, Lasers in Urology, Laparoscopy, and General Surgery; (1991) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.43923
Event: Optics, Electro-Optics, and Laser Applications in Science and Engineering, 1991, Los Angeles, CA, United States
Abstract
This paper describes preliminary experimental data of kidney stone fragmentation by the laser induced shock acoustic pulses. Acoustic pulses were produced in a thin layer of liquid as a result of absorption process of 1.06 micrometers radiation pulses. The phosphate Nd:glass laser operated in a pulse Q-switched regime with the pulse energy up to 10 J and pulse duration $OM 30 ns. The pressure induced by acoustic pulses on stones surface was reached up to 1-2 kbar in focal area, that was sufficient for stone destruction.
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G. I. D'yakonov, B. A. Mikhailov, S. K. Pak, Ivan Alexandrov Shcherbakov, Valeri G. Andreev, O. V. Rudenko, and A. V. Sapozhnikov "Q-switched Nd:glass-laser-induced acoustic pulses in lithotripsy", Proc. SPIE 1421, Lasers in Urology, Laparoscopy, and General Surgery, (1 July 1991); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.43923
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KEYWORDS
Acoustics

Absorption

Renal calculi

Indium nitride

Electroluminescence

Laparoscopy

Q switching

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