title: Medical lasers and safety.
abstract: Urologists will want to be familiar with the numerous lasers now available, the new delivery systems, and the safety considerations for their appropriate use. In the next decade and certainly in the next century, lasers will no doubt become an essential urologic therapy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston.
authors.forename: K I
authors.initials: KI
authors.lastname: Wishnow
authors.forename: C T
authors.initials: CT
authors.lastname: Newman
mesh_terms: D004867:Equipment Design; D004869:Equipment Safety; D005131:Eye Injuries / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy / Q000295:instrumentation*; D007834:Lasers / Q000009:adverse effects*