Table Of ContentApplications of
the Laser
Applications of
the Laser
Author:
Leon Goldman, M.D.
Laser Laboratory
University of Cincinnati
Medical Center
and
Department of Dermatology
College of Medicine
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, Ohio
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DEDICATED TO
The John A. Hartford Foundation whose
courage, foresight, and interest in the U.S. actually
laid the groundwork for comprehensive laser
biomedical investigations at a time when only very
few seemed interested and ever fewer seemed
concerned
and
the pioneers of laser technology throughout the
world who have continued to work, have
expanded and have shown the present and the
great future of lasers making this a new and,
hopefully, a better world
and
La Belle, who understood, and John, Bobbie,
Steve, Carol, and Ed who gave both bench work
and sympathy to the nepotist.
FOREWORD
As Director of a Laser Laboratory for more work. Pati Kelley, recently introduced to laser
than II years, it is obvious that I should be aware technology, has gone through mountains of
of the impacts of the laser. This is actually literally literature. In addition to her preparation of
true because I have been aware of more than a excellent slides, Marilyn Franzen, Director of
thousand purposeful impacts on my own skin as Laser Histology and Histochemistry, has ventured
part of the long continued and pioneering studies into many strange fields, including laser photog-
on laser safety as regards chronic exposure. In raphy in the preparation of visual educational aids
spite of the fact that I have written some little to help in this monstrous task and in the exhibits
books on laser medicine and biology, mostly from the Laser Laboratory.
inadequate, I still felt that it was necessary to try Patty Smith, our photographer, has had large
to assemble mostly superficially, what the laser has responsibilities in all phases of this laser work, has
actually done, what are its current needs, and what spent long hours assembling these pictures, and has
are some of its dreams for the future. My own developed some interesting techniques for laser
special fields of interest and work have been in photography as an art. Ron Dreffer is also a real
laser safety, biology and medicine, laser pioneer in the development of laser art. I am also
biomedical engineering, law and order, social grateful to our summer students for teaching us, as
conscience of laser research, now, unfortunately, teaching is also one of the functions of the Laser
becoming but a trite phrase, and finally, most Laboratory. Summer students are young and full
curiously, laser art and music. Unfortunately, at of enthusiasm and thrilled by the challenges of the
the last moment and without my wishes, it was laser, very unlike the givers of grants. They are
not possible to be restricted to these themes. So, good answers to those scientists who have fears
much to the horror of the expertise, who in spite and anxieties about working with the new tech-
of their protective glasses, will see red as I scan, nology. To those who have promised little or
superficially again, many fields of laser applica- much and not come through, I do understand, for,
tions in order to complete this review. Courage again, this is a new technology. It is difficult to
and, of course, information have been furnished, give up someone's things or even to loan some of
fortunately, by associates and friends in laser one's precious darlings. However, as maturity
technology. These have been accompanied at times continues in this new field, such insecurities,
by expressions of real sympathy. anxieties, and fears will no longer continue. All
In order to do this, I have been helped by many interested in laser technology have a certain
people. Chiefly, of course, is the staff at the Laser responsibility to do and to teach.
Laboratory, present and past. The Directing My friends throughout the laser field in this
Physicist of the Laser Laboratory, R. J. Rockwell, country and abroad have given valuable services.
Jr., M.Sc., has looked over my shoulder for a They include Arthur Schawlow, Professor of
number of years and has helped to restrain the Physics at Stanford and truly a "father" of the
unwarranted enthusiasm and unmeasured work of laser, who has stimulated all of us at the Laser
biologists and physicians in the Laser Laboratory. Laboratory to go far beyond our antiquated
Many studies have been done together with him. instrumentation; Don Rounds in biology; Fred
Ronald Dreffer and John Johnson, technicians in Brech in laser instrumentation, especially the
the Laser Laboratory, have labored long hours microprobe; George Wilkening, Charles Powell,
with the experiments and with tender care of and Wordie Parr in safety; Bill Ham, Chris Zweng,
many patients. and Fran L'Esperance, all in ophthalmology; and
The Office Manager of the Department, Billie Dick Honey for offering to help in the current
Wilson, and her associate, Yvonne Wing, have done difficult field of attempts of standardization of
countless hours of extra work in this new field of laser biomedical instrumentation. First names are
laser technology to assist me in assembling the vast used purposely to show the personal interest that
amount of data. Esther Giermann, as current they have taken in our past and current studies.
secretary of the Laser Laboratory, has accepted In Germany, Gunther Nath, Fritz Hillenkamp,
the extra burden of preparation and help for this and Ernest Weidilich; in Russia, Nicholai Gamaleja;
in Japan, our former Research Associate in Laser the laser to this brave new world and to open new
Surgery at the Laser Laboratory, Kumio paths for much better, more effective, and more
Hishimoto, and in Czechoslovakia, Zdenek controlled uses of laser technology. This will be
Naprstek, our laser surgeon, have all helped to mostly for the good of man in a world made much
show the international need for laser cooperation smaller and more cooperative by the laser.
and work.
Leon Goldman, M.D.
Altogether, then, we all are trying to introduce Cincinnati, Ohio
THE AUTHOR
Leon Goldman, M.D., is the director of the Laser Laboratory, University of Cincinnati Medical
Center and professor and chairman of the Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine of the
University of Cincinnati.
Dr. Goldman graduated from the College of Medicine of the University of Cincinnati in 1929.
Prior to his present appointment, Dr. Goldman was an intern and resident in medicine and later
dermatology at the Cincinnati General Hospital. He was also a fellow in dermatology at
Dermatologische Klinik, University of Zurich.
Dr. Goldman has filled appointments as co-chairman of First Conference on the Laser, New York
Academy of Science, 1965, chairman of Second Conference on the Laser, New York Academy of
Science, 1970, and chairman of the Gordon Conference on Lasers. He is also a member of the
American National Standards Committee Z-136-Standard for the Safe Use of Lasers and is currently
chairman of the Subcommittee on Lasers of the AAMI (Association for the Advancement of Medical
Instrumentations).
He is the author of 3 books and has published over 75 articles on lasers.
