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Table 7 Laser damage zone of Tm:YAG at 120 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/R120/120W-1

318

330

350

998

648

5250

Aq/K/R12CV120W-5

274

275

393

942

549

3650

Aq/K/R12CV120W-6

320

442

373

1135

762

3250

Average

304

349

372

1025

653

4050

SD

26

85

22

99

111a

1058

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