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Ho:YAG Laser Safety








                   • Holmium:YAG laser safety


                   • 2100nm


                   • Fragments by “vaporizing”


                       stone (boiling point)


                   • Absorbed in <1 mm of water



                   • <5 cm in air


                   • Eye injury is possible (corneal)



                   • Burns are possible


                   • Keep laser console close to

                       the patient








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