Course of Application of Lasers in Medicine Information about course of Application of Lasers in Medicine at Faculty of Technical Sciences, University of Novi Sad.

Study programme: Power, Electronic and Telecommunication Engineering / Biomedical Engineering

Course code: 12 - BMIM1A

ECTS: 7

Year: 1 (master)

Semester: winter

Educational goal

Acquiring knowledge in the field of laser application in medicine: radiation sources and their applications, the impact of radiation on humans, the development of laser technology, principles of lasers, types of lasers, the characteristics of the laser radiation, laser surgery, the advantages and disadvantages of laser surgery (surgery), the use of lasers in dentistry, the use of lasers in ophthalmology, the use of lasers in dermatology, other laser application in modern medicine.

Course content:

Radiation sources and their applications. Effect of radiation on humans. The development of laser technology. Principles of laser operation. Types of lasers. The characteristics of laser radiation. Laser surgery. Advantages and disadvantages of laser surgery (surgery). The use of lasers in dentistry. The use of lasers in ophthalmology. The use of lasers in dermatology

Educational outcomes

• Understanding radiation sources, their applications. and the impact of radiation on humans
• Understanding principles of the laser and its features
• Understanding laser application in dentistry, ophthalmology, dermatology and laser surgery.

Lecturers

• Professors: Jovan Bajić, PhD, Dalibor Sekulić, PhD
• Assistants: Jovan Bajić, PhD, Dalibor Sekulić, PhD

Literature:

1. Markolf H. Niemz, "Laser-Tissue Interactions", Springer, 2007.
2. Helena Jelinkova, "Lasers for Medical Applications", Woodhead Publishing Limited, 2013.
3. Orazio Svetlo, "David C. Hana, Principles of Lasers", Springer, 1998.
4. Keyvan Nouri, "Lasers in Dermatology and Medicine", Springer, 2011.