Measurement of the laser exposure levels for burn threshold in biological tissue.
Experiments for the evaluation of the laser energy density required to induce burn threshold in biological tissue are presented. The results are compared with a theoretical model. The values obtained for soft tissue are higher than the pain threshold and the safety standards for the maximum permissible exposure. This is due to the different nature of injury associated with the surgical process.
D001698:Biomedical Engineering; D002056:Burns / Q000209:etiology*; D004781:Environmental Exposure; D007834:Lasers / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000592:standards; D008452:Maximum Allowable Concentration; D013816:Thermodynamics