What is claimed is:
1. A method for treating a dermatological condition comprising the steps of:
(a) generating a light that has a specific wavelength output and intensity;
(b) filtering said light through a light filter to eliminate unwanted segments of said light;
(c) placing a hollow reflective light guide against a skin section forming an optical seal to contain said light; and
(d) illuminating said skin section by directing said light through said filter through said hollow light guide;
2. The method of claim 1, wherein said light has a specific pulse geometry.
3. The method of claim 1, wherein said light exiting said hollow light guide has a wavelength greater than 610 nm.
4. The method of claim 1, wherein said light exiting said hollow light guide has a wavelength greater than 530.
5. The method of claim 2, wherein said light source comprises multiple individual flashlamps which are fired simultaneously or consecutively with a delay between each said pulse.
6. The method of claim 5, wherein said pulses from said flashlamp are approximately 18 ms in duration.
7. The method of claim 5, wherein said flashlamps are individually powered by an electrical energy supply that is 160-400 joules for every cm2 of output.
8. The method of claim 1, wherein said light source comprises:
a power source;
a plurality of flashlamps;
a water cooling system;
a control source for firing said flashlamps.
9. The method as described in claim 8 wherein said flashlamps consist of Kr, Xe gas.
10. The method of claim 1, wherein said hollow reflective light guide is made of copper.
11. The method of claim 1 wherein said light spectral output pattern is generated in an output between 610 nm and 1,200 nm.
12. The method of claim 1 wherein said light spectral output patter is generated in an output between 530 nm and 1200 nm.
13. The method of claim 8, wherein said control source allows simultaneous, overlap and consecutive firing of the said flashlamps.
14. The method of claim 8, wherein said flashlamps consist of synthetically fused quartz doped with cerium.
15. An apparatus for treating a dermatological condition comprising:
a water cooled delivery head;
a plurality of flashlamps contained within said delivery head wherein said flashlamps produce a desired light output;
an individual energy source connected to said flashlamps;
a control mechanism connected to said individual energy source wherein said control mechanism allows simultaneous, overlapping and consecutive firing of the said flashlamps;
a light filter positioned beneath said delivery head wherein said light filter eliminates specific wavelengths of light; and
a hollow reflective light guide directing said light to a treatment area.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A method in a data processing system, comprising:
creating data volumes V1,1\u2013V1,n wherein data volume V1,1 is created as a point-in-time (PIT) copy of a volume V, wherein each data volume V1,x of data volumes V1,2\u2013V1,n is created as a PIT copy of data volume V1,x\u22121, and wherein each of data volumes V1,1\u2013V1,n and V2,1\u2013V2,m are initially created as virtual PIT copies;
creating data volumes V2,1\u2013V2,m wherein data volume V2,1 is created as a PIT copy of the volume V, and wherein each data volume V2,y of data volumes V2,2\u2013V2,m is created as a PIT copy of data volume V2,y\u22121
generating a refresh instruction for refreshing the data contents of data volume V2,y to the data contents of one of the data volumes V1,1\u2013V1,n;
converting data volume V2,y from a virtual data volume into a real data volume after generation of the refresh instruction;
modifying first data of data volume V2,y before the conversion of data volume V2,y.
2. The method of claim 1 wherein volume V is a primary data volume.
3. The method of claim 1 further comprising:
refreshing the data contents of data volume V2,y to the data contents of one of the data volumes V1,1\u2013V1,n.
4. The method of claim 1 further comprising:
copying data from one of the data volumes V1,1\u2013V1,n to data volume V2,y in response to generation of a refresh instruction.
5. The method of claim 1 further comprising copying the first data from data volume V2,y to data volume V2,y+1 before the modification of data in data volume V2,y.
6. A computer readable medium storing instructions executable by a computer system, wherein the computer system implements a method in response to executing the instructions, the method comprising:
creating data volumes V1,1\u2013V1,n wherein data volume V1,1 is created as a point-in-time (PIT) copy of a primary data volume V, and wherein each data volume V1,x of data volumes V1,2\u2013V1,n is created as a PIT copy of data volume V1,x\u22121;
creating data volumes V2,1\u2013V2,m wherein data volume V2,1 is created as a PIT copy of the primary data volume V, and wherein each data volume V2,y of data volumes V2,2\u2013V2,m is created as a PIT copy of data volume V2,y\u22121;
wherein data volumes V1,1\u2013V1,n and V2,1\u2013V2,m are initially created as virtual PIT copies;
generating a refresh instruction for refreshing the data contents of data volume V2,y to the data contents of one of the data volumes V1,1\u2013V1,n;
converting data volume V2,y from a virtual data volume into a real data volume after generation of the refresh instruction;
modifying first data of data volume V2,y before the conversion of data volume V2,y.
7. The computer readable medium of claim 6 wherein the method further comprises:
refreshing the data contents of data volume V2,y to the data contents of one of the data volumes V1,1\u2013V1,n.
8. The computer readable medium of claim 7 wherein the method further comprises:
copying data from one of the data volumes V1,1\u2013V1,n to data volume V2,y in response to generation of a refresh instruction.
9. The computer readable medium of claim 6 wherein the method further comprises:
copying data from one of the data volumes V1,1\u2013V1,n to data volume V2,y in response to generation of the refresh instruction.
10. The computer readable medium of claim 6 wherein the method further comprises:
copying the first data from data volume V2,y to data volume V2,y+1 before the modification of data in data volume V2,y.
11. An apparatus comprising:
one or more memories for storing data volumes;
a circuit for creating data volumes V1,1\u2013V1,n and data volumes V2,1\u2013V2,m in the one or more memories, wherein the first circuit creates data volume V1,1 as a point-in-time (PIT) copy of a primary data volume V, wherein the circuit creates data volume V2,1 as a PIT copy of the primary data volume V, wherein each data volume V1,x of data volumes V1,2\u2013V1,n is created by the first circuit as a PIT copy of data volume V1,x\u22121, and wherein each data volume V2,y of data volumes V2,2\u2013V2,m is created by the circuit as a PIT copy of data volume V2,y\u22121;
a second circuit for generating a refresh instruction for refreshing the data contents of data volume V2,y to the data contents of one of the data volumes V1,1\u2013V1,n;
a third circuit coupled to the second circuit and the one or more memories, wherein the third circuit is configured to copy data from one of the data volumes V1,1\u2013V1,n to data volume V2,y in response to generation of the refresh instruction.
12. A computer system comprising:
one or more memories for storing data volumes;
a computer system coupled to the one or more memories;
a memory for storing instructions executable by the computer system, wherein the computer system implements a method in response to executing the instructions, the method comprising:
creating data volumes V1,1\u2013V1,n in the one or more memories, wherein data volume V1,1 is created as a point-in-time (PIT) copy of a primary data volume V, and wherein each data volume V1,x of data volumes V1,2\u2013V1,n is created as a PIT copy of data volume V1,x\u22121;
creating data volumes V2,1\u2013V2,m in the one or more memories, wherein data volume V2,1 is created as a PIT copy of the primary data volume V, and wherein each data volume V2,y of data volumes V2,2\u2013V2,m is created as a PIT copy of data volume V2,y\u22121
refreshing the data contents of data volume V2,y to the data contents of one of the data volumes V1,1\u2013V1,n.
13. A computer system comprising:
one or more memories for storing data volumes;
a computer system coupled to the one or more memories;
a memory for storing instructions executable by the computer system, wherein the computer system implements a method in response to executing the instructions, the method comprising:
creating data volumes V1,1\u2013V1,n in the one or more memories, wherein data volume V1,1 is created as a point-in-time (PIT) copy of a primary data volume V, and wherein each data volume V1,x of data volumes V1,2\u2013V1,n is created as a PIT copy of data volume V1,x\u22121;
creating data volumes V2,1\u2013V2,m in the one or more memories, wherein data volume V2,1 is created as a PIT copy of the primary data volume V, and wherein each data volume V2,y of data volumes V2,2\u2013V2,m is created as a PIT copy of data volume V2,y\u22121;
generating a refresh instruction for refreshing the data contents of data volume V2,y to the data contents of one of the data volumes V1,1\u2013V1,n;
copying data from one of the data volumes V1,1\u2013V1,n to data volume V2,y in response to generation of the refresh instruction.