One of the first papers on the application of lasers in medicine. In 1961 Goldman became the first researcher to use a laser to treat a human skin disease when he treated melanoma. The method later became popular in removing birthmarks and tattoos without leaving much scarring. With D. J. Blaney, D. J. Kindel Jr., and E. K. Franke. See also Goldman, L., Blaney, D. J., Kindel, D. J. Jr, Richfield, D., Franke,  E. K.,  "Pathology of the effect of the laser beam on the skin," Nature 197 (1963) 912– 914.

The first book on the use of lasers in medicine and biology.