Format of Revised Safety Standards for Infrared Laser Exposures.

Abstract

A thermal model has been normalized to experimental damage threshold data for corneal injury (minimum epithelium lesions) from infrared lasers. Subsequent damage threshold predictions (as a function of exposure duration and absorption coefficient) are approximated by general equations and threshold curves. The formulated equations are adapted to indicate the wavelength dependence of infrared laser damage. A revised format for the ANSI Z136.1-1976 laser safety standard is proposed on the basis of these analyses. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1978
Accession Number
ADA061800

Entities

People

  • Ronald D. Reed

Organizations

  • United States Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Absorption
  • Absorption Coefficients
  • Absorption Spectra
  • Aerospace Medicine
  • Air Force
  • Coefficients
  • Cornea
  • Energy
  • Equations
  • Infrared Lasers
  • Laser Safety
  • Lasers
  • Medical Personnel
  • Optical Properties
  • Radiation
  • Safety
  • Safety Factor

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Optical Physics and Photonics.
  • Toxicology/Environmental Toxicology

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy