MODEL FOR PREDICTION OF RETINAL BURNS

Abstract

A theory for a method of predicting chorioretinal burns from nuclear weapon explosions is presented. Description of a computer program in FORTRAN II for use on IBM 704, 709, or 7090 is given. The calculation results in spatial and time varying temperature profiles in the energy absorbing layers of the eye tissue. Applying tissue damage criteria to the results will allow analysis of estimates of danger and safe distances for viewing nuclear explosions.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1962
Accession Number
AD0277363

Entities

People

  • John L. Wray

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Masses
  • Altitude
  • Attenuators
  • Coefficients
  • Computational Science
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Equations
  • Health Services
  • Humidity
  • Lepidoptera
  • Materials
  • Nuclear Weapons
  • Observers
  • Sea Level
  • Warfare
  • Weapons

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Electromagnetic Wave Scattering and Antenna Radiation Engineering
  • Rocket Propulsion.
  • Vision Science/Vision Psychology/Cognitive Neuroscience.