| Document ID (ISN) | 19341 |
| CIS number |
73-261 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0020-5923 - Internationales Archiv für Arbeitsmedizin - International Archives of Occupational Health |
| Year |
1972 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Stockhausen M., Walther G., Hochgesand P. |
| Title |
Ocular-injury threshold energy for short laser pulses |
| Original title |
Zur Frage der Schwellenergie für Augenschädigungen durch kurze Laserimpulse [in German] |
| Bibliographic information |
1 Aug. 1972, Vol.29, No.4, p.340-346. Illus. 4 ref. |
| Abstract |
Using a thermophysical model, the authors evaluated retinal lesions due to the heat released by laser pulses. A pulse duration of 50ns will have an energy of about 1µJ. This value, calculated theoretically, is in striking agreement with the results of clinical examinations of rabbit-eye fundus (ruby laser, 50ns), which points to the conclusion that the damage is due essentially to a conversion of radiation into thermal energy. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
laser radiation; retinal damage; lasers; diseases of retina and optic nerve |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
threshold limit values; radiation energy; radiant heat; mathematical models; animal experiments |
| Document type |
- |
| Subject(s) |
Radiation
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| Broad subject area(s) |
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| Browse category(ies) |
Diseases of the eye and vision damage
Lasers
Non-ionizing radiation
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