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Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology B.Tech - BioTechnology SBMA4006 Medical Optics and Laser Applications Syllabus


SATHYABAMA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY SCHOOL OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

SBMA4006 MEDICAL OPTICS AND LASER APPLICATIONS
L T P Credits Total Marks
3 0 0 3 100

UNIT 1 OPTICAL PROPERTIES 9 Hrs.
Refraction, Scattering, Absorption, Instrumentation for absorption, Scattering and emission measurements, Light transport
inside the tissue, Tissue properties Laser tissue Interaction-Chemical-Thermal Electromechanical – Photoabalative
processes.

UNIT 2 LASERS USED IN MEDICINE 9 Hrs.
Types of laser, construction and working principle of solid state laser, Atomic laser, Molecular laser, Liquid dye laser, Diode
laser, Solid state dye laser

UNIT 3 SURGICAL APPLICATIONS OF LASERS 9 Hrs.
Lasers in ophthalmology- Dermatology – Types of lasers used in dermatology – Dentistry- Types of Dental lasers - Urology
– Surgical therapy in urology - Otolaryngology - Tissue welding – Specifications

UNIT 4 NON THERMAL DIAGNOSTIC APPLICATIONS 9 Hrs.
Optical coherence tomography, Elastography, Laser Induced Fluorescence (LIF)-Imaging, FLIM Raman Spectroscopy and
Imaging, FLIM – Holographic and speckle application of lasers in biology and medicine.

UNIT 5 THERAPEUTIC APPLICATIONS 9 Hrs.
Phototherapy, Photodynamic therapy (PDT) - Principle and mechanism - Oncological and non-oncological applications of
PDT - Biostimulation effect – applications-Laser Safety Procedures.
Max.45 Hrs.

COURSE OUTCOMES
On completion of the course, student will be able to
CO1 - Understand the basic concepts of optical properties and their interaction with the tissues
CO2 - Acquire knowledge about the various kinds of Lasers used in medicine
CO3 - Apply the lasers techniques in Surgery
CO4 - Analyse the application of Laser in diagnosis
CO5 - Explore the Laser techniques used in therapy
CO6 - Identify the use of Lasers that can be used for specific medical application

TEXT / REFERENCE BOOKS
1. Abraham Katzir, Lasers and Optical Fibers in Medicine, Academic Press Edition,1998.
2. Tuan VoDirh, Biomedical Photonics – Handbook, CRC Press, Bocaraton, 2003.
3. G.David Baxter, Therapeutic Lasers – Theory and practice, Churchill Livingstone Publications Edition- 2001.
4. Helena Jelinkova, “Lasers for medical applications: Diagnostics, Therapy and Surgery”, Woodhead Publishing, 1st
edition, 2013.
5. MarkolfH.Neimz, “Laser tissue interactions-Fundamentals and applications”, Springer, 3rd edition, 2014.

END SEMESTER EXAMINATION QUESTION PAPER PATTERN
Max. Marks: 100 Exam Duration: 3 Hrs.
PART A: 10 Questions of 2markseach-Nochoice 20 Marks
PART B: 2 Questions from each unit of internal choice each carrying16 marks 80 Marks