Holmium:YAG (λ = 2,120 nm) versus thulium fiber (λ = 1,908 nm) laser lithotripsy
Holmium:YAG (λ = 2,120 nm) versus thulium fiber (λ = 1,908 nm) laser lithotripsy
Richard L. Blackmon,P. Irby,N. Fried
2010 · DOI: 10.1002/lsm.20893
Lasers in Surgery and Medicine · 引用 80 次
TLDR
The high‐temperature water absorption coefficient for the thulium wavelength is significantly higher than for the holmium wavelength, which should translate into more efficient laser lithotripsy using theThulium fiber laser.