PMID- 16467575
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20060418
LR  - 20191210
IS  - 0031-9155 (Print)
IS  - 0031-9155 (Linking)
VI  - 51
IP  - 4
DP  - 2006 Feb 21
TI  - Determination of eye safety filter protection factors associated with retinal 
      thermal hazard and blue light photochemical hazard for intense pulsed light 
      sources.
PG  - N59-64
AB  - An assessment is provided of protection factors afforded for retinal thermal 
      hazard and blue light photochemical hazard for a range of filters used with 
      intense pulsed light sources (IPLs). A characteristic IPL spectrum based on black 
      body radiation at 5000 K with a low cut filter at 515 nm was identified as 
      suitable for such estimations. Specific filters assessed included types with 
      idealized transmission properties and also a range of types whose transmission 
      characteristics were measured by means of a Bentham DMc150 spectroradiometer. 
      Predicted behaviour based on these spectra is outlined which describes both the 
      effectiveness of protection and the level of luminous transmittance afforded. The 
      analysis showed it was possible to describe a figure of merit for a particular 
      filter material relating the degree of protection provided and corresponding 
      value of luminous transmittance. This consideration is important for providing 
      users of IPL equipment with safety eyewear with adequate level of visual 
      transmittance.
FAU - Clarkson, D McG
AU  - Clarkson DM
AD  - Department of Clinical Physics and Bioengineering, Arden Cancer Centre, Walsgrave 
      Hospital, UHCW NHS Trust, Coventry, CV2 2DX, UK. douglas.clarkson@uhcw.nhs.uk
LA  - eng
PT  - Evaluation Study
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20060125
PL  - England
TA  - Phys Med Biol
JT  - Physics in medicine and biology
JID - 0401220
SB  - IM
MH  - Computer-Aided Design
MH  - Equipment Design
MH  - Equipment Failure Analysis
MH  - Eye Burns/*prevention & control
MH  - *Eye Protective Devices
MH  - Filtration/*instrumentation/*methods
MH  - Humans
MH  - Radiation Dosage
MH  - Radiation Injuries/*prevention & control
MH  - Radiometry/*methods
MH  - Retina/*injuries
MH  - Risk Assessment/methods
MH  - Risk Factors
EDAT- 2006/02/10 09:00
MHDA- 2006/04/19 09:00
CRDT- 2006/02/10 09:00
PHST- 2006/02/10 09:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2006/04/19 09:00 [medline]
PHST- 2006/02/10 09:00 [entrez]
AID - S0031-9155(06)01603-4 [pii]
AID - 10.1088/0031-9155/51/4/N02 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Phys Med Biol. 2006 Feb 21;51(4):N59-64. doi: 10.1088/0031-9155/51/4/N02. Epub 
      2006 Jan 25.