Ocular and Skin Hazards from CO2 Laser Radiation

Abstract

The purpose of the paper is threefold: First, to provide data necessary for military and civilian safety communities by presenting experimentally determined threshold doses, from two independent studies, for the minimal detectable changes in cornea and skin following exposure to CO2 laser radiation. Second, to test the validity of a mathematical model in predicting damage thresholds. Third, to determine the extent this model accounts for differences in the experimentally determined dose-response relationships for the two tissues studied.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1972
Accession Number
AD0785609

Entities

People

  • Arnold S. Brownell
  • Bruce E. Stuck

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Arrhenius Equation
  • Carbon Dioxide Lasers
  • Coefficients
  • Corneal Diseases
  • Energy
  • Epidermis
  • Equations
  • Hazards
  • Heat Energy
  • Heat Transmission
  • Intensity
  • Laser Beams
  • Lasers
  • Mathematical Models
  • Medical Personnel
  • Models
  • Radiation

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Regression Analysis.
  • Systems Analysis and Design
  • Toxicology/Environmental Toxicology

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy