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Table 2 Laser damage zone of Ho:YAG at 0.5 J, 10 Hz, 5 W in ambient air

From: Tissue damage by laser radiation: an in vitro comparison between Tm:YAG and Ho:YAG laser on a porcine kidney model

 

OC-zone (μm)

NT-zone (μm)

E-zone (μm)

Total (μm)

OC + NT (μm)

Inc. depth (μm)

A/K/VPS/0.5,10-1

328

408

284

1020

736

0

A/K/VPS/0.5,10-3

308

400

450

1158

708

116

A/K/VPS/0.5,10-5

177

222

501

900

399

237

Average

271

343

412

1026

614

118

SD

82

105

113

129

189a

119

  1. aThe measurement error of OC + NT is the total of the standard deviations of the OC-zone plus NT-zone