Lasers: Their Technical, Biologic, and Air Force Implications.

Abstract

The paper is an introduction to the technologic and biologic implications of laser radiation. It emphasizes the part lasers may play in the technologic advances in the next decade and reviews the type of tissue injury produced by lasers. Suggestions are made as to how the Air Force can protect its personnel against the biologic hazards of lasers.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1968
Accession Number
ADA017162

Entities

People

  • Harold W. Casey
  • Philip S. Coogan
  • Robert W. Bowman

Organizations

  • United States Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Personnel
  • Military Personnel
  • Radiation

Fields of Study

  • Engineering
  • Physics

Readers

  • Fluid Dynamics.
  • Nuclear and Radiation Engineering.
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy