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Illustration of photoacoustic (PA) effect. When a tissue is exposed to low energy pulsed laser beam for a very short duration, optical absorption in the tissue takes place followed by localized heating and rapid thermal expansion generating acoustic waves. Since the acoustic waves are generated due to laser exposure, they are commonly called PA waves.
