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Table 4 Laser damage zone of Ho:YAG at 2 J, 40 Hz, 80 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/KA/PS/2,40-2

215

434

434

1083

649

1432

A/K/VPS/2,40-3

247

378

654

1279

625

697

A/KA/PS/2,40-6

327

544

325

1196

871

1250

Average

263

452

471

1186

715

1126

SD

58

84

168

98

142a

383

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