title: Experimental studies of the injurious effects of Q-switched Nd:YAG lasers and their outdoor applications.
abstract: Comparison of the dose-response relationship of retinal damage induced by Q-switched (Q-sw) Nd:YAG lasers was conducted for rabbits and monkeys. Experimental results indicated that the two probit regression lines were parallel to each other, and the damage threshold (ED50) ratio was approximately 1:3.57. Observations of the injurious effects of Q-sw Nd:YAG rangefinders--the total energy level being about 10-100 mJ--and their injurious distances are reported in this paper. A brief description is given of coagulative and hemorrhagic pathological changes under different exposure conditions and at various distances.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Radiation Medicine, Beijing, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: G D
authors.initials: GD
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Z L
authors.initials: ZL
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: L S
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Shi
authors.forename: F G
authors.initials: FG
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.forename: S Y
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: H W
authors.initials: HW
authors.lastname: Qian
authors.forename: G S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: D L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: H F
authors.initials: HF
authors.lastname: Liu
mesh_terms: D000062:Accidents, Occupational; D000328:Adult; D000535:Aluminum; D000818:Animals; D006801:Humans; D007834:Lasers / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008253:Macaca mulatta; D008889:Military Personnel; D009354:Neodymium; D011817:Rabbits; D012160:Retina / Q000293:injuries*; D012166:Retinal Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology; D015019:Yttrium
chemical_list: D009354:Neodymium; D015019:Yttrium; D000535:Aluminum