BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
Non-limiting embodiments of the present invention will be described by way of example with reference to the accompanying drawings in which:
FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of an EMR treatment system;
FIG. 2 is a front perspective view of a treatment head of the EMR treatment system of FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 is cross-sectional schematic view of the treatment head of FIG. 2;
FIG. 4 is a side schematic view of the treatment head of FIG. 2;
FIG. 5 is a schematic view of an alternate embodiment of an EMR treatment system;
FIG. 6 is a schematic view of a treatment head of the EMR treatment system of FIG. 5;
FIG. 7 is a graph showing an example of the change in the ratio of irradiance of tissue at a given depth to the flux incident on the surface of the tissue;
FIG. 8 is a graph showing an example of normalized fluence as a function of depth;
FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional schematic drawing of tissue segments that are cooled during treatment;
FIG. 10 is a graph showing skin temperature as a function of time after the on-set of exposure to EMR;
FIG. 11 is a graph showing an example of Action Efficiency of EMR in a tissue being treated as a function of fluence rate, i.e., irradiance;
FIG. 12 is a graph showing an example of the alteration of an effective treatment layer by varying (modulating) the irradiance incident on the surface of the tissue;
FIG. 13 is a graph showing an example of a waveform in which the incident irradiance is varied (modulated) in combination with a pulsed light source;
FIG. 14 is an graph showing exemplary waveforms that can be used to vary (modulate) the incident irradiance;
FIG. 15 is graphical view of an embodiment of a patient feedback mechanism;
FIG. 16 is a radiation source assembly for an EMR treatment system having two sets of radiation sources each capable of emitting radiation at a different wavelength;
FIG. 17 is a graph illustrating the bi-phasic effect of light on cell processes; and
FIG. 18 is a graph illustrating the results of three models of the depth of penetration of radiation as a function of the diameter of the beam of radiation at different parameters.
Patent Application
20070219605
