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George M. Bohigian, MD

JAMA. 1986;256(7):909-910.

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When the Council on Scientific Affairs appointed an expert Panel on Lasers in Medicine and Surgery, a decision was made to report on the biophysics, safety in use, and clinical applications of lasers. The report of the Panel is in this issue of THE JOURNAL.¹

Members of the Panel and the Council recognize that the report does not address important questions about issues such as training and experience required for laser use, credentialing, certification, cost-effectiveness, and appropriate use. "Appropriate use" is a fundamental question. Who should be allowed to use new high-technology instruments and what are the clinical indications for usage? The laser is representative of sophisticated technologies that expand diagnostic and treatment possibilities, but differs from others such as evoked potential testing or magnetic resonance imaging in the interest it attracts for application by a broad range of medical and surgical specialties.² Current and potential therapeutic applications of . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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Washington University School of Medicine St Louis

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