Wavelength dependence of ocular damage thresholds in the near-IR to far-IR transition region: Proposed revisions to MPES

Health Physics

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 15-23

  Zuclich, Joseph A ^a   Lund, David J ^b   Stuck, Bruce E ^b  

^a NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION   (United States)

^b USAF   (United States)

Author keywords

Health effects; Lasers; Radiation, non ionizing; Safety standards

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA INJURY; DATA ANALYSIS; EYE INJURY; INFRARED RADIATION; LASER; LENS; MAXIMUM PERMISSIBLE DOSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION INJURY; RETINA INJURY; RHESUS MONKEY; RISK ASSESSMENT; TELECOMMUNICATION;

ANIMALS; DIFFERENTIAL THRESHOLD; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; EYE INJURIES; INFRARED RAYS; INTERNATIONALITY; MACACA MULATTA; MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE CONCENTRATION; RABBITS; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOMETRY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 33845717423     PISSN: 00179078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.HP.0000232188.69779.69     Document Type: Article

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