Matching the Energy Source to the Clinical Need: Proceedings of a Conference Held 23-24 January, 2000, San Jose, CaliforniaPapers from a January 2000 conference, by physicians, surgeons, engineers, physicists, and other scientists skilled in thermal therapy of benign and malignant disease, examine advances in controlled energy delivery using laser, microwave, ultrasound, radiofrequency, and other modalities. Specific su |
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Overview of lasers in dermatology | 3 |
Kelly J S Nelson Beckman Laser Institute and Medical Clinic | 24 |
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