SURFACE TEMPERATURE AS A PARAMETER IN ESTIMATING LASER INJURY THRESHOLDS.
Abstract
A simple model based on elevation of the surface temperature in biological tissue was formulated in an attempt to aid in estimating laser injury thresholds. The model shows reasonable agreement in the ranges where experimental data are available. This fact lends confidence to predictions of injury thresholds for other laser wavelengths and pulse length. Predictions are made in particular for eye injury in the visible and near infrared, for tissue burns in the mid- and far-infrared. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 08, 1967
- Accession Number
- AD0658967
Entities
People
- George R. Peacock
Organizations
- United States Army Medical Research Laboratory