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(1) Guidelines on Limits of Exposure to Broad-Band Incoherent Optical

Radiation (0.38 to 3 micrometers), International Commission on Non-Ionizing

Radiation Protection, Health Physics 73(3):539, 1997.



(2) ANSI/IESNA RP-27.1, Recommended Practice for Photobiological Safety for

Lamps and Lamp Systems - General Requirements, 1996.



(3) CIE TC-6-38, Recommendation on Photobiological Safety of Lamps - A

Review of Standards, in CIE Collection in Photobiology and Photochemistry

(CIE 134 - 1999), Commission Internationale de l'Eclairage.



Robert E. Levin, Ph.D.

Corporate Scientist

OSRAM SYLVANIA

71 Cherry Hill Drive

Beverly, MA 01915 USA

phone: (978) 750-1594

fax:      (978) 750-1794

e-mail:  robert.levin@sylvania.com





> -----Original Message-----

> From: LAM HOI CHING [SMTP:lamhc@HKUSUA.HKU.HK]

> Sent: Thursday, March 22, 2001 8:57 PM

> To:   radsafe@list.vanderbilt.edu

> Subject:      Safety standards of infra-red devices

> 

> Hi,

>   Would anybody quote me any international standards or reports which

> mention the safety guidelines and power levels of using infra-red devices.

> I knew that ANSI standards had mentioned safety guidelines on laser usage

> which covered also the carbon dioxide laser, infra-red emission. But are

> there other standards excluding infra-red laser aspects in a much broader

> sense in infra-red safety which I assume may cover skin burning or heating

> up the human body. Similarly ,like recent investigations of mobile phone

> in

> non-ionizing radiation aspect which tackle also the heating effect to the

> brain for prolonged usage.

>   Thank you for any response.

> 

> 

> From : John Lam, Physicist

> Medical Physics Department, Pamela Youde Hospital, Hong Kong



> 

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<P><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF" SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">(1) Guidelines on =

Limits of Exposure to Broad-Band Incoherent Optical Radiation (0.38 to =

3 micrometers), International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation =

Protection, Health Physics 73(3):539, 1997.</FONT></P>



<P><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF" SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">(2) ANSI/IESNA =

RP-27.1, Recommended Practice for Photobiological Safety for Lamps and =

Lamp Systems - General Requirements, 1996.</FONT></P>



<P><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF" SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">(3) CIE TC-6-38, =

Recommendation on Photobiological Safety of Lamps - A Review of =

Standards, in CIE Collection in Photobiology and Photochemistry (CIE =

134 - 1999), Commission Internationale de l'Eclairage.</FONT></P>



<P><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Tahoma">Robert E. Levin, Ph.D.</FONT>

<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Tahoma">Corporate Scientist</FONT>

<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Tahoma">OSRAM SYLVANIA</FONT>

<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Tahoma">71 Cherry Hill Drive</FONT>

<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Tahoma">Beverly, MA 01915 USA</FONT>

<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Tahoma">phone: (978) 750-1594</FONT>

<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Tahoma">fax:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; =

(978) 750-1794</FONT>

<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Tahoma">e-mail:&nbsp; =

robert.levin@sylvania.com</FONT>

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<P><FONT SIZE=3D1 FACE=3D"Arial">-----Original Message-----</FONT>

<BR><B><FONT SIZE=3D1 FACE=3D"Arial">From:&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></B> <FONT =

SIZE=3D1 FACE=3D"Arial">LAM HOI CHING [SMTP:lamhc@HKUSUA.HKU.HK]</FONT>

<BR><B><FONT SIZE=3D1 FACE=3D"Arial">Sent:&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></B> <FONT =

SIZE=3D1 FACE=3D"Arial">Thursday, March 22, 2001 8:57 PM</FONT>

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FACE=3D"Arial">radsafe@list.vanderbilt.edu</FONT>

<BR><B><FONT SIZE=3D1 =

FACE=3D"Arial">Subject:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT>=

</B> <FONT SIZE=3D1 FACE=3D"Arial">Safety standards of infra-red =

devices</FONT>

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<P><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Hi,</FONT>

<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">&nbsp; Would anybody quote me any =

international standards or reports which</FONT>

<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">mention the safety guidelines and =

power levels of using infra-red devices.</FONT>

<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">I knew that ANSI standards had =

mentioned safety guidelines on laser usage</FONT>

<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">which covered also the carbon dioxide =

laser, infra-red emission. But are</FONT>

<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">there other standards excluding =

infra-red laser aspects in a much broader</FONT>

<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">sense in infra-red safety which I =

assume may cover skin burning or heating</FONT>

<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">up the human body. Similarly ,like =

recent investigations of mobile phone in</FONT>

<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">non-ionizing radiation aspect which =

tackle also the heating effect to the</FONT>

<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">brain for prolonged usage.</FONT>

<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">&nbsp; Thank you for any =

response.</FONT>

</P>

<BR>



<P><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">From : John Lam, Physicist</FONT>

<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Medical Physics Department, Pamela =

Youde Hospital, Hong Kong</FONT>

</P>



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