Safety of medical excimer lasers with an emphasis on compressed gases

David H. Sliney; Terrance N. Clapham

doi:10.1117/12.43975

1 June 1991 Safety of medical excimer lasers with an emphasis on compressed gases

David H. Sliney, Terrance N. Clapham

Proceedings Volume 1423, Ophthalmic Technologies; (1991) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.43975
Event: Optics, Electro-Optics, and Laser Applications in Science and Engineering, 1991, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Abstract

Excimer lasers are now being used in surgical applications in the clinical environment. The laser safety measures developed for excimer laser use in the industrial and research setting may not be sufficient for use in the intense, time-urgent environment of the operating room. It is shown that the only major safety concern relates to handing of the compressed halogen gasses.

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David H. Sliney and Terrance N. Clapham "Safety of medical excimer lasers with an emphasis on compressed gases", Proc. SPIE 1423, Ophthalmic Technologies, (1 June 1991); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.43975

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