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- Title
X-ray emission during the ablative processing of biological materials by ultrashort laser pulses.
- Authors
Kraft, Sebastian; Schille, Jörg; Bonse, Jörn; Löschner, Udo; Krüger, Jörg
- Abstract
The ablative laser processing with ultrashort pulsed laser beams may cause secondary emission of hazardous X-rays. While the effect has recently been proven to be considered in working safety regulations when processing technical materials, such as metals, the X-ray emission rates during the ablative processing of biological tissue materials are widely unexplored yet. Therefore, biological materials like water, isotonic saline solution, pig eyes, and human teeth were ablated with ultrashort laser pulses of 1030 nm wavelength, 600 fs pulse duration and 5 kHz pulse repetition rate, aiming to mimic typical surgery situations. Simultaneously, in-situ X-ray dose rate measurements were performed at a short distance from the plasma to display potential X-ray emission. For all four studied biological materials, our measurements prove the secondary emission of laser-induced X-rays.
- Subjects
ULTRASHORT laser pulses; ULTRA-short pulsed lasers; BIOMATERIALS; X-rays; MANUFACTURING processes; PLASMA displays; PHYSIOLOGIC salines
- Publication
Applied Physics A: Materials Science & Processing, 2023, Vol 129, Issue 3, p1
- ISSN
0947-8396
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00339-023-06440-4