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Descriptor English: Lasers
Descriptor Spanish: Rayos Láser
Descriptor láseres
Entry term(s) máseres
Scope note: Fuente óptica que emite fotones en un haz coherente. La amplificación de la luz por emisión estimulada de radiación (LASER- siglas en inglés)) se produce mediante dispositivos que transforman la luz de diversas frecuencias en un haz único intenso, casi no divergente, de radiación monocromática. Los láseres operan en las regiones del infrarrojo, luz visible, ultravioleta o de rayos X del espectro.
Descriptor Portuguese: Lasers
Descriptor French: Lasers
Entry term(s): Continuous Wave Laser
Continuous Wave Lasers
Laser
Laser, Continuous Wave
Laser, Pulsed
Laser, Q-Switched
Lasers, Continuous Wave
Lasers, Pulsed
Lasers, Q-Switched
Maser
Masers
Pulsed Laser
Pulsed Lasers
Q Switched Lasers
Q-Switched Laser
Q-Switched Lasers
Tree number(s): E07.632.490
E07.710.520
VS2.006.002.009
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D007834
Scope note: An optical source that emits photons in a coherent beam. Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation (LASER) is brought about using devices that transform light of varying frequencies into a single intense, nearly nondivergent beam of monochromatic radiation. Lasers operate in the infrared, visible, ultraviolet, or X-ray regions of the spectrum.
Annotation: general or unspecified; prefer specifics; laser injuries = LASERS /adv eff + organ / inj but do not coordinate with RADIATION INJURIES or any BURNS term; effect of laser as radiation: coordinate IM with anatomical term, organism or chemical substance / rad eff (IM); LASER THERAPY and LOW-LEVEL LIGHT THERAPY are also available
Allowable Qualifiers: AE adverse effects
CL classification
HI history
SD supply & distribution
SN statistics & numerical data
ST standards
Entry Combination: therapeutic use:Laser Therapy
Public MeSH Note: 65
History Note: 65(63)
Related: Holography MeSH
Optical Tweezers MeSH
DeCS ID: 8013
Unique ID: D007834
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Date Established: 1965/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2018/06/29
Lasers - Preferred
Concept UI M0012248
Scope note An optical source that emits photons in a coherent beam. Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation (LASER) is brought about using devices that transform light of varying frequencies into a single intense, nearly nondivergent beam of monochromatic radiation. Lasers operate in the infrared, visible, ultraviolet, or X-ray regions of the spectrum.
Preferred term Lasers
Entry term(s) Laser
Q-Switched Lasers - Narrower
Concept UI M0500188
Preferred term Q-Switched Lasers
Entry term(s) Laser, Q-Switched
Lasers, Q-Switched
Q Switched Lasers
Q-Switched Laser
Pulsed Lasers - Narrower
Concept UI M0500186
Preferred term Pulsed Lasers
Entry term(s) Laser, Pulsed
Lasers, Pulsed
Pulsed Laser
Continuous Wave Lasers - Narrower
Concept UI M0500187
Preferred term Continuous Wave Lasers
Entry term(s) Continuous Wave Laser
Laser, Continuous Wave
Lasers, Continuous Wave
Masers - Related but not broader or narrower
Concept UI M0500189
Scope note The microwave equivalent of LASERS.
Preferred term Masers
Entry term(s) Maser



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