Analysis of plume emissions after papovavirus irradiation with the carbon dioxide laser

Journal Article · Sat May 01 00:00:00 EDT 1982 · J. Reprod. Med.; (United States)

OSTI ID:6704210

Bellina, J H; Stjernholm, R L; Kurpel, J E

This study was undertaken to evaluate potential inhalation hazards to operating room personnel after irradiation of tumors with the carbon dioxide laser. Cellular debris was analyzed for viability using labeled nucleotides and labeled glucose. In this way the plume was investigated for the presence of material with oncogenic potential. Most surgeons who have ablated venereal warts or certain tumors with the carbon dioxide laser have worried about possible hazards of inhaling the vapor that is produced as a result of their work. We utilized three methods to determine whether viable particles exist in the laser plume. Fortunately, it is most comforting that the metabolic studies, DNA and RNA studies and cytologic studies seem to indicate that the plume is biologically inactive.

• Research Organization: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Louisiana State University Medical School, New Orleans
• OSTI ID: 6704210
• Journal Information: J. Reprod. Med.; (United States), Vol. 27:5
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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62 RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE
63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.
CARBON DIOXIDE LASERS
HEALTH HAZARDS
MEDICAL PERSONNEL
PLUMES
CARCINOMAS
GLUCOSE
INDOOR AIR POLLUTION
INHALATION
LABELLED COMPOUNDS
NUCLEOTIDES
RADIOTHERAPY
VAPORS
VIABILITY
VIRAL DISEASES
AIR POLLUTION
ALDEHYDES
CARBOHYDRATES
DISEASES
FLUIDS
GAS LASERS
GASES
HAZARDS
HEXOSES
INFECTIOUS DISEASES
INTAKE
LASERS
MEDICINE
MONOSACCHARIDES
NEOPLASMS
NUCLEAR MEDICINE
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
PERSONNEL
POLLUTION
RADIOLOGY
SACCHARIDES
THERAPY
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