Abstract
A series of experiments are conducted in vivo using Yucatan mini-pigs (Sus scrofa domestica) to determine thermal damage thresholds to the skin from 1940-nm continuous-wave thulium fiber laser irradiation. Experiments employ exposure durations from 10 ms to 10 s and beam diameters of approximately 4.8 to 18 mm. Thermal imagery data provide a time-dependent surface temperature response from the laser. A damage endpoint of minimally visible effect is employed to determine threshold for damage at 1 and 24 h postexposure. Predicted thermal response and damage thresholds are compared with a numerical model of optical-thermal interaction. Results are compared with current exposure limits for laser safety. It is concluded that exposure limits should be based on data representative of large-beam exposures, where effects of radial diffusion are minimized for longer-duration damage thresholds
Document Type
Article
Source Publication
Journal of Biomedical Optics
Version
Published Version
Publication Date
2010
Volume
15
Issue
6
First Page
065008-1
Last Page
065008-10
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Oliver, J. W., Kumru, S. S., Thomas, R. J., Stolarski, D. J., Noojin, G. D., Hodnett, H. M., Harbert, C. A., Schuster, K. J., Foltz, M. F., Cain, C. P., Noojin, I., Finkeldei, C. J., & Buffington, G. D. (2010). Infrared skin damage thresholds from 1940-nm continuous-wave laser exposures. Journal of Biomedical Optics, 15(6), 065008. https://doi.org/10.1117/1.3523622
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