New data on the variation of laser induced retinal-damage threshold with retinal image size

Journal of Laser Applications

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 83-88

  Zuclich, Joe A ^a   Edsall, P E ^a   Lund, D J ^b   Stuck, B E ^b   Till, S ^c   Hollins, R C ^c   Kennedy, P K ^d   McLin, L N ^d  

^a NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION   (United States)

^b WALTER REED ARMY INSTITUTE OF RESEARCH   (United States)

^c DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^d USAF   (United States)

Author keywords

Damage threshold; Eye protection; Image size; Laser; Lesion; Retina; Spot size; Thermal model

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ALUMINUM; DYE LASERS; GARNETS; LASERS; LIGHT METALS; NEODYMIUM; PULSED LASER APPLICATIONS; PULSED LASER DEPOSITION; PUMPING (LASER); SILICATE MINERALS; STANDARDS; YTTRIUM;

(8 HYDROXY QUINOLINE) ALUMINUM; ABSOLUTE VALUES; ADDITIONAL DATA; DAMAGE THRESHOLDS; FLASH LAMPS; GARNET LASERS; LASER INDUCED; LASER INDUCED RETINAL DAMAGE; LASER INSTITUTE OF AMERICA (LIA); MAXIMUM PERMISSIBLE EXPOSURE (MPE); PULSE WIDTH (PW); Q-SWITCHED; RETINAL IMAGING; RETINAL THRESHOLD; SAFETY STANDARDS; SPOT SIZES; SPOT-SIZE DEPENDENCE; THRESHOLD DATA;

LASER SAFETY;

EID: 46249114659     PISSN: 1042346X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2351/1.2900536     Document Type: Article

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