In Hank Hogan's article "Surgical Lasers Make the Cut" at photonics.com, Amir Lichter, Vice President of global R&D at Lumenis, spoke of the need to cut the cost and size of laser-based surgery systems and also cited the need to combine lasers with radio frequency and other energy sources.
In this edition we mark the sad birthday of 5-year-old Ariel Bibas, the little redhead being held by Hamas with his baby brother and parents. We also want you to know about the courageous stand taken by Ayelet Samerano against the UNWRA secretary-general in Lausanne.
Read about how long can a hostage survive in captivity, about Turkey in NATO, the threats to Israel from Iran and Hezbollah and what the IDF says might happen.
lasers can cauterize a blood vessel opened up during a procedure