Fibreoptic diffuse-light irradiators of biological tissuesстатья
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Аннотация:We report techniques for the fabrication of laser radiation diffusers for interstitial photodynamic therapy. Using chemical etching of the distal end of silica fibre with a core diameter of 200-600 mu m, we have obtained long (up to 40 mm) diffusers with good scattering uniformity. Laser ablation has been used to produce cylindrical diffusers with high emission contrast and a scattering uniformity no worse than similar to 10% in their middle part. The maximum length of the diffusers produced by this method is 20-25 mm.