Module ME2101-KP04, ME2101

Lasers in Medicine (Lasermed)


Duration

1 Semester

Turnus of offer

each summer semester

Credit points

4

Course of studies, specific fields and terms:

  • Bachelor MES 2020, optional subject, medical engineering science
  • Bachelor MES 2014, optional subject, medical engineering science
  • Bachelor MES 2011, optional subject, medical engineering science

Classes and lectures:

  • Interdisciplinary Lectures on Laser Medicine (lecture, 2 SWS)
  • Interdisciplinary Lectures on Laser Medicine/Excercises & Clinic Visits (exercise, 1 SWS)

Workload:

  • 20 hours exam preparation
  • 45 hours in-classroom work
  • 55 hours private studies and exercises

Contents of teaching:

  • Fundamentals of laser technology and application systems
  • Tissue optics
  • Photo-physics
  • Photodynamic therapy
  • Laser coagulation
  • Laser ablation
  • Laser disruption
  • Optical diagnostics
  • Dermatology (clinical aspects)
  • Gynaecology (clinical aspects)
  • Ophthalmology (clinical aspects)
  • Urology (clinical aspects)
  • Gastroenterology (clinical aspects)

Qualification-goals/Competencies:

  • The students acquire an overview of therapeutic techniques in the field of laser medicine and can list, describe and compare them.
  • They can describe the interaction of light and tissue and are able to explain the underlying physical, biological and chemical principles.
  • They are able to assess the capabilities of therapeutic techniques and their limits.
  • They are able to transfer and apply their knowledge to clinical issues and problems.

Grading through:

  • Written or oral exam as announced by the examiner

Responsible for this module:

Teacher:

Literature:

  • M. H. Niemz : Laser-Tissue Interactions Springer Nature Switzerland AG, 2019
  • H.-Peter Berlien, Gerhard Müller (Hrsg.) : Applied Laser Medicine Springer, Heidelberg, 2003
  • A. Vogel, V. Venugopalan : Pulsed laser ablation of tissue In: Welch A.J. und van Gemert M. (Hrsg.) Optical Thermal Response of Laser-Irradiated Tissue, 2nd. Ed., Springer, Heidelberg, New York, pp. 551-615, 2011. Available as Pdf file.

Language:

  • offered only in German

Notes:

Prerequisites for attending the module:
- None

Prerequisites for the exam:
- Preliminary examinations can be determined at the beginning of the semester. If preliminary work has been defined, it must have been completed and positively assessed before the initial examination.

Last Updated:

05.09.2021