Assessment of the optical radiation hazard from a home-use intense pulsed light (IPL) source

Lasers in Surgery and Medicine

Volumn 41, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 534-539

  Eadie, Ewan ^a   Miller, Paul ^b   Goodman, Teresa ^b   Moseley, Harry ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL PHYSICAL LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dosimetry; Equipment safety; Eye; Lasers; Visible radiation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLUE LIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA; DIODE; DOSIMETRY; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; INFRARED RADIATION; INTENSE PULSED LIGHT; LENS; LIGHT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION HAZARD; RETINA; SPECTROMETRY;

COSMETIC TECHNIQUES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT SAFETY; EYE INJURIES; HAIR REMOVAL; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFRARED RAYS; LASER THERAPY, LOW-LEVEL; PROGNOSIS; RADIATION INJURIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

EID: 69749088599     PISSN: 01968092     EISSN: 10969101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/lsm.20801     Document Type: Article

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