A Method for Predicting Malignant Tumor Destruction by Laser Radiation

Abstract

Using three separate experiments on the effect of laser radiation on two malignant tumor systems in experimental mice, a theory was developed for predicting the probability of tumor destruction from laser radiation. The probability of tumor kill appears to be a function of the ratio of laser energy to tumor area and also of a parameter which depends on the tumor system and its energy absorption characteristics in relation to the wavelength of the laser energy.