Analytical review of R & D on laser medicine carried out in health care institutions of Russian Federation in 2013

Abstract

The authors present an analytical review of researches in laser medicine which were carried out in medical institutions of Russian Federation in 2013. The review describes laser medical technologies in various fields of surgery, internal medicine, diagnostics; one can also learn news on mechanisms of laser light interactions with biological tissue. The authors present novel laser technologies applied in oncology, including those in photodynamic therapy (PDT), for the treatment of neoplastic and non-neoplastic diseases, as well as new information on medical laser technologies.