A radiation delivery module (8) includes a body (48) supportable on a patient's skin and defines a skin surface plane generally aligned with the patient's skin surface (40). A radiation source (22) is mounted to the body and produces a beam (34) of tissue-damaging radiation directed transverse to and at the skin surface plane. The radiation beam creates a radiation spot (42) having a length (36) and a width (44) at the skin surface plane, the length being at least about 5 to 10 times the width. A number of scanned diode laser radiation sub-sources (64) each directing a radiation beam component (66) at the radiation spot may be used. The radiation source may include a rod lens as a focusing optical element. The radiation delivery module may also include a radiation source translator (18) so that the radiation spot moves in a direction generally perpendicular to the length of the radiation spot.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/124,709, filed Mar. 15, 1999 entitled Hair Removal System Using Scanned Diode Laser. This also is related to U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/393,830, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,485,484, filed Sep. 10, 1999 entitled Hair Removal Device. This application is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 09/524,077, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,569,155, filed Mar. 13, 2000.
