Laser design considerations.

E B Ballow

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Laser design considerations.

E B Ballow

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Characteristics of laser design are presented. The technical aspects of the carbon dioxide laser are discussed and contrasted with those of the argon, superpulse carbon dioxide, and Nd-YAG lasers. This article describes typical devices currently employed in podiatric surgery.

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E B Ballow. 1987. Laser design considerations.. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2960436/

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