Table 1. List of Popular Applied Lasers in Medicine11 .
Applied Filed | Laser Type and Related Wavelength |
Dermatology |
Ruby (694 nm) KTP (532 nm) XeCl Excimer (308 nm) Nitrogen (337 nm) Cooper vapor (578 nm) Flash lamp pumped dye (580-600 nm) Argon (350-514) |
Photodynamic therapy |
HeNe (633) Gold vapor (628) Argon pumped dye (630-690) KTP pumped dye (580-600) Argon (350-514) Diode lasers (630-980) |
Surgery |
Argon (350-514) CO2 (10600) Diode lasers (630-980) Er: YAG (2940) Ho: YAG (2130) |
Corneal surgery | ArF (193) |
Bone cutting | Alexandrite (720-800) |
Dentistry |
Er: YAG (2940) Ho: YAG (2130) |
Wide application | Nd: YAG (1064) |