Epithelial damage thresholds for sequences of 80 ns pulses of 10.6 μm laser radiation

Journal of Laser Applications

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 137-139

  McCally, R L ^a,b,c,d   Bargeron, C B ^a,d,e,f  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d U S ARMY MEDICAL RESEARCH AND MATERIEL COMMAND   (United States)

^e BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Epithelial damage thresholds; Eye safety; Lasers

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE LASERS; EYE PROTECTION; INFRARED RADIATION; LASER SAFETY; PULSED LASER APPLICATIONS; RADIATION DAMAGE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRAFAST PHENOMENA;

EPITHELIAL DAMAGE THRESHOLD;

LASER TISSUE INTERACTION;

EID: 0032098657     PISSN: 1042346X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2351/1.521840     Document Type: Article

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