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Properties of the tissue that light interaction depends on

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Optical properties
Thermal properties
Chemical properties

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Light interactions depend on

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Laser irradiance (1j/cm^2 - 1000 j/cm^2)
Exposure time

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In biological tissues absorption is caused by

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Water molecules
Proteins
Pigments

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Light tissue interaction mechanisms

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Photochemical interaction
Thermal interaction
Photo ablation
Plasma-induced ablation
Photodisruption

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Medical application of photochemical effect

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Photodynamic therapy (PDT)

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Chromophores capable of causing light-induced reactions in non-absorbing molecules

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Photo sensitizers

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Irradiance and exposure time of photochemical effect

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Irradiance: 1 W/cm^2
Exposure time: seconds or continuous

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PDT depends on

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The excitation of oxygen molecules from the triplet ground state to a singlet excited state leading to the formation of ROS which is an aggressively reactive species that causes necrosis of affected tissues

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Disadvantages of PDT

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  • Long time of tissue decay and removal from body
  • Patients become photosensitive for several weeks or days
  • Might be painful and toxic
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Clinical uses of PDT

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Cancers: Lung/ skin/esophagus/ head and neck/post-radiation therapy
Non-cancer: Arterial diseases/ ophthalmology

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PDT is similar to

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SDT (sonodynamic therapy, uses ultrasound instead of light)

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2 processes important for photothermal interaction to happen

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  • Absorption –> excitation
  • Deactivation (nonradiative decay) –> inc in kinetic energy which leads to increasing tissue temperature
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Irradiance and exposure time of photothermal interaction

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Irradiance: 10-10^6 w/cm^2
Exp time: 1 min - 1 ms

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Photothermal interaction depends on which tissue optical properties

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  • Absorbed power density (H)
  • Probability per unit length of absorbed photon (absorption coeff)
  • Irradiance or fluence
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Photothermal interaction depends on which tissue thermal properties

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  • Heat capacity
  • Thermal conductivity
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Leads to non-radiative processes such as internal conversion and vibrational relaxations

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Thermal absorption

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Thermal effects of the tissue depend on

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Wavelength of beam and exposure time

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Heating of tissue leads to

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  • Coagulation
  • Vaporization
  • Carbonization
  • Melting
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Irreversible necrosis without immediate tissue destruction

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Coagulation

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Temperature required for coagulation

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50-100°C for even a second

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Coagulation happens due to

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Denaturation of proteins and collagen as a result of increase in temperature

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A process which produces thermal ablation of the tissue

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Vaporization

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Temperature required for Vaporization

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at least 100°C (as water turns into steam)

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Thermo-mechanical effect caused by pressure build-up due to steam formation

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Thermal ablation

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A process where tissue chars and its organic constituents become carbon
Carbonization
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Temperature required for carbonization
at least 150°C
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Why should carbonization be avoided
As it leads to irreparable damage and has no benefit
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A process used for tissue welding
Melting
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Temperature required for melting
Must be higher than the melting point of the tissue (for milli or nanoseconds)
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Melting happens due to
High power density of a pulse laser beam for just a few milli or nanoseconds
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Lasers used for thermal applications depend on
- Wavelength of the beam - Absorption coefficient for each tissue type
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Applications of photothermal interactions
- Minor skin surgery - Cosmetic applications - Hair/ tattoo removal - Photothermal treatments in ophthalmology
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When the whole of the retina is coagulated
Panretinal photocoagulation
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Happens when the laser beam exceeds the bond energy between atoms of a molecule
Photoablation
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2 steps of photoablation
1- Excitation by UV light 2- Dissociation
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Irradiance and exposure time of photoablation
-Irradiance: 10^7 - 10^8 w/cm^2 -Exp time: nanoseconds
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Photoablation will only take place if
Intensity of absorbed light is higher than or equal the threshold intensity of photoablation
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A process by which cellular and extracellular components are photochemically decomposed by intense UV light
Photoablation
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Why is UV light used in photoablation
- It has higher electric field intensity than the binding energy between molecules - Molecular bonds break and vaporize without generation of heat
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Difference between thermal ablation and photoablation
Thermal ablation: uses kinetic energy to increase temperature of the tissue Photoablation: Uses kinetic energy to break the bonds between atoms and vibrate rather than cause heat
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Applications of photoablation
Refractive surgery (eye correction surgeries) --> reshaping cornea and implanting lenses to reduce dependency on eyeglasses and contact lenses
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Photomechanical effects
- Plasma-induced ablation - photodisruption
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Gas is converted into plasma by
ionization
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The mixture of electrons and nuclei resulting from ionization
plasma
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Advantages of plasma-induced ablation
highly precise, well-defined removal of tissue
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Photoablation and photodisruption depend on
Optical breakdown
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Plasma generation by intense electric field
Dielectric breakdown
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Generation of electric field using light
Plasma-induced ablation
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Irradiance and exposure time needed for plasma-induced ablation
irradiance: 10^11 - 10^12 w/cm^2 exp time: 500 ns - 1 fs
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Application of plasma-induced ablation
Posterior capsulotomy after eye cataract surgery
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Causes cavitation bubbles and jet formation
Photodisruption
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Irradiance and exposure time needed for photodisruption
irradiance: 10^11 - 10^16 w/cm^2 exp time: 100 ns - 100 fs
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Difference between photodisruption and plasma-induced ablation
in photodisruption, laser beam is pointed inside the tissue, not on the surface leading to formation of cavitation bubbles that consist of gaseous vapors which diffuse again in surrounding tissue
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Jet formation is achieved when
cavitation bubbles collapse in fluids and near a solid boundary
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a kind of visible light waves medical application on tissues. It is a therapy that uses monochromatic light and adapted chromophores which are injected into the body and light may then trigger photochemical reactions, resulting in certain biological transformations
PDT

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