Would you be controlling the lasers while treating a patient? if so how do you get the laser to point in the right

Question: Would you be controlling the lasers while treating a patient? if so how do you get the laser to point in the right place?
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Asked by kentf002 to Tom on 28 Jun 2012.
- Tom Lister answered on 28 Jun 2012:
  
  I don’t. We usually have an aiming beam, which is a red spot of light showing us where the laser will hit. This is normally produced by a low power He:Ne laser (like the ones in red laser pointers or bar code scanners)

kentf002 commented on 28 Jun 2012:

Cool. That was a great live chat

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Tom commented on 28 Jun 2012:

Sorry I didn’t manage to answer all the questions. I’ll try to be on time for the next one!

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Question: Would you be controlling the lasers while treating a patient? if so how do you get the laser to point in the right place?