Contributing factors to fires in clinical settings during medical laser applications

2012 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
pp. 032005 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Pierce ◽  
S. Lacey ◽  
R. Lopez ◽  
J. Lippert ◽  
J. Franke
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Settings ◽  
Contributing Factors ◽  
Medical Laser ◽  
Laser Applications

Advantages of the 2.94-μm wavelength for medical laser applications

1986 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leon Esterowitz ◽  
C. A. Hoffman ◽  
D. C. Tran ◽  
K. Levin ◽  
M. Storm ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Laser ◽  
Laser Applications

scholarly journals Three Inspiring Review Articles on Photobiomodulation: Update 2021

2021 ◽  
Vol 06 (02) ◽  
pp. 1-1
Author(s):  
Gerhard Litscher ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Impact Factor ◽  
International Society ◽  
Important Application ◽  
Self Organization ◽  
Medical Laser ◽  
Laser Applications ◽  
Current Review ◽  
Review Articles

Photobiomodulation (PBM) is an accurate term for an effective and important application of light in medicine (such as in photomedicine). Three review articles of authors from the International Society of Medical Laser Applications (ISLA-Transcontinental) on the topic of PBM with a total of 116 printed pages, published in one renowned journal of molecular sciences with an impact factor of 13.668, are presented in the current review. The main topics are PBM, probiotics, curcumin, and arthritis. PBM can modulate cellular dysfunctions, trigger self-organization phenomena, and alleviate different diseases.

Exploring Association between Perceived Usability of Dosimetry Quality Assurance Checklist and Perceived Cognitive Workload of Dosimetrists in Clinical Settings

2021 ◽  
Vol 65 (1) ◽  
pp. 771-775
Author(s):  
Karthik Adapa ◽  
Prithima Mosaly ◽  
Fei Yu ◽  
Carlton Moore ◽  
Shiva Das ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Assurance ◽  
Medical Errors ◽  
Healthcare Professionals ◽  
Medical Center ◽  
Academic Medical Center ◽  
Healthcare Delivery ◽  
Clinical Settings ◽  
Cognitive Workload ◽  
Contributing Factors ◽  
Perceived Usability

Usability and cognitive workload (CWL) are multidimensional constructs that describe user experience, predict performance, and inform system design. The relationship between the subjective measures of these constructs has not been adequately explored, especially in healthcare delivery settings where suboptimal usability of electronic health records and CWL of healthcare professionals are among the major contributing factors to medical errors. This study quantifies the perceived usability of a dosimetry quality assurance (QA) checklist and the perceived CWL of dosimetrists in radiation oncology clinical settings of an academic medical center and investigates the association between perceived usability and perceived CWL. Findings suggest that our institutional dosimetry QA checklist has suboptimal usability, but the associated CWL is acceptable. Further, the correlation analysis reveals that perceived usability and perceived CWL are non-overlapping constructs and may be jointly employed to reduce the risk of healthcare professionals committing medical errors.

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