1125-nm quantum dot laser for tonsil thermal therapy

Kathleen McMillan

doi:10.1117/12.876321

23 February 2011 1125-nm quantum dot laser for tonsil thermal therapy

Kathleen McMillan

Proceedings Volume 7901, Energy-based Treatment of Tissue and Assessment VI; 79010X (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.876321
Event: SPIE BiOS, 2011, San Francisco, California, United States

Abstract

Thermal therapy has the potential to provide a nonexcisional alternative to tonsillectomy. Clinical implementation requires that the lymphoid tissue of tonsils is heated homogeneously to produce an amount of primary thermal injury that corresponds to gradual postoperative tonsil shrinkage, with minimal risk of damage to underlying critical blood vessels. Optical constants are derived for tonsils from tissue components and used to calculate the depth of 1/e of irradiance. The 1125 nm wavelength is shown to correspond to both deep penetration and minimal absorption by blood. A probe for tonsil thermal therapy that comprises two opposing light emitting, temperature controlled surfaces is described. For ex vivo characterization of tonsil heating, a prototype 1125 nm diode laser is used in an experimental apparatus that splits the laser output into two components, and delivers the radiation to sapphire contact window surfaces of two temperature controlled cells arranged to irradiate human tonsil specimens from opposing directions. Temperatures are measured with thermocouple microprobes at located points within the tissue during and after irradiation. Primary thermal damage corresponding to the recorded thermal histories are calculated from Arrhenius parameters for human tonsils. Results indicate homogeneous heating to temperatures corresponding to the threshold of thermal injury and above can be achieved in advantageously short irradiation times.

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Kathleen McMillan "1125-nm quantum dot laser for tonsil thermal therapy", Proc. SPIE 7901, Energy-based Treatment of Tissue and Assessment VI, 79010X (23 February 2011); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.876321

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Tissues

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Laser tissue interaction

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Temperature metrology

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