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Table 5 Laser damage zone of Tm:YAG at 5 W in aqueous saline solution

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)

Aq/K/R120/5W-3

255

221

344

820

476

0

Aq/K/R120/5W-5

355

260

343

958

615

0

Aq/K/R120/5W-6

212

346

309

867

558

0

Average

274

276

332

882

550

0

SD

73

64

20

70

137a

0

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