Laser technology in the cost of health care

John A. Parrish M.D.

doi:10.1117/12.195441

6 December 1994 Laser technology in the cost of health care

John A. Parrish M.D.

Proceedings Volume 2307, Health Care Technology Policy I: The Role of Technology in the Cost of Health Care; (1994) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.195441
Event: The Role of Technology in the Cost of Health Care, 1994, Arlington, VA, United States

Abstract

Laser and optical technology could greatly benefit health care during the 1990s. The present understanding of laser-tissue interactions and rapidly developing technological capabilities suggest a wide range of possibilities. The intention is to make medical care and surgery safer, faster, less invasive, and less expensive. Long in-patient procedures may become brief, out-patient procedures; presendy impossible procedures may become possible. These were previously fantasies, then goals, and now, expectations.

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John A. Parrish M.D. "Laser technology in the cost of health care", Proc. SPIE 2307, Health Care Technology Policy I: The Role of Technology in the Cost of Health Care, (6 December 1994); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.195441

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