Guide to Laser Safety (Engineering Lasers and Their Applications, 1, Band 1) - Hardcover

Henderson, A.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0412729407 ISBN 13: 9780412729409

Verlag: Springer, 1997

Inhaltsangabe

A Guide to Laser Safety is a practical guide to the safe use of lasers in science, education, industry, telecommunications, medicine and entertainment. It explains the nature of laser hazards, the requirement of international safety standards and the effective implementation of safety controls.
A Guide to Laser Safety is divided into three sections. Part One gives an overview of the essentials of laser safety, briefly describing the nature of laser technology, the hazards of laser radiation, the system of laser classification and general approaches to hazard control. Part Two presents the background to laser safety in greater detail, discussing laser operations, the measurement of laser emission and exposure, the biological effects of laser radiation, the management of health and safety, and the quantitative assessment of laser hazards. Part Three considers the practical implementation of laser safety in specific areas of application, covering the use of lasers in science and engineering, industrial processing, medicine, telecommunications and entertainment.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Springer
• Erscheinungsdatum: 1997
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0412729407
• ISBN 13: 9780412729409
• Einband: Gebundene Ausgabe
• Anzahl der Seiten: 255
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