Modeling of uncertainty associated with dose-response curves as applied for probabilistic risk assessment in laser safety

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 4246, Issue , 2001, Pages 155-172

  Schulmeister, K ^a   Sonneck, G ^a   Hodlmoser H ^a   Rattay, F ^a   Mellerio, J ^b   Sliney, D ^c  

^a ARC SEIBERSDORF RESEARCH GMBH   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTMINSTER   (United Kingdom)

^c U S ARMY CENTER FOR HEALTH PROMOTION AND PREVENTIVE MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Dose response curve; Laser safety; Monte Carlo simulation; Ocular injury; Probabilistic risk analysis; Probit analysis; Uncertainty; Variability

Indexed keywords

DOSIMETRY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNCERTAIN SYSTEMS;

DOSE-RESPONSE CURVES; PROBABILISTIC RISK ANALYSIS;

LASER SAFETY;

EID: 0034943770     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/12.426713     Document Type: Article

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