@inproceedings{edd07d100acd4a31944311b70593e520,
title = "Investigation of photothermolysis therapy of human skin diseases using optical phantoms",
abstract = "Dermatological diseases, such as neurofibroma (Recklinghausen disease) or hemangiomas can be efficiently treated using photothermolysis from laser irradiation. We have utilized a developed 975 nm fiber diode laser as a low-cost alternative over common Nd:YAG lasers. This paper describes the investigations of interaction of 975 nm diode laser radiation-pulses with optical skin phantoms which were designed and manufactured in our laboratory. Such phantoms match the scattering and absorption coefficients of real human skin. Spatial and temporal temperature evolutions during laser irradiation with various laser settings (pulsed and CW mode), were recorded by an IR camera. Subsequent analysis yielded optimum choice of parameters for laser therapy of coetaneous lesions.",
keywords = "hemangiomas, Nd:YAG laser, neurofibroma, optical skin phantom, photothermolysis, thermography",
author = "Ma{\l}gorzata J{\c e}drzejewska-Szczerska and Wr{\'o}bel, {Maciej S.} and Stanislaw Galla and Popov, {Alexey P.} and Bykov, {Alexander V.} and Tuchin, {Valery V.} and Adam Cenian",
year = "2015",
month = jan,
day = "1",
doi = "10.1117/12.2177790",
language = "English",
isbn = "978-1-6284-1563-6",
series = "Proceedings of SPIE",
publisher = "International Society for Optics and Photonics SPIE",
editor = "Tanja Dreischuh and Sanka Gateva and Alexandros Serafetinides",
booktitle = "18th International School on Quantum Electronics",
address = "United States",
note = "18th International School on Quantum Electronics : Laser Physics and Applications, ISQE 2014 ; Conference date: 29-09-2014 Through 03-10-2014",
}