Quantifying the influence of the epidermal optical properties on laser treatment parameters

A. E. Karsten; A. Singh

doi:10.1117/12.2032511

24 June 2013 Quantifying the influence of the epidermal optical properties on laser treatment parameters

A. E. Karsten, A. Singh

Proceedings Volume 8803, Medical Laser Applications and Laser-Tissue Interactions VI; 88030J (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2032511
Event: European Conferences on Biomedical Optics, 2013, Munich, Germany

Abstract

Both the thickness and absorption coefficient of the epidermis influence the light transmission through skin. Different skin phototypes were modeled and show a more than 50% reduction in fluence rate for the darker skin phototypes at a depth of 200 μm into the skin.

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A. E. Karsten and A. Singh "Quantifying the influence of the epidermal optical properties on laser treatment parameters", Proc. SPIE 8803, Medical Laser Applications and Laser-Tissue Interactions VI, 88030J (24 June 2013); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2032511

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