Experimental setup to determine the pulse energies and radiant exposures for excimer lasers with repetition rates ranging from 100 to 1050 Hz

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 35, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1806-1814

  Mrochen, Michael ^a   Wuellner, Christian ^a   Rose, Kristin ^a   Donitzky, Christof ^a  

^a SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLY(METHYL METHACRYLATE);

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CORNEA; COW; ENERGY YIELD; EXCIMER LASER; LASER SURGERY; MEASUREMENT; MYOPIA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE RATE; RADIATION EXPOSURE;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CORNEA; KERATOMILEUSIS, LASER IN SITU; LASERS, EXCIMER; MYOPIA; RADIOMETRY; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 70349456416     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2009.05.021     Document Type: Article

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