By, Bobbi Childers, BSN,RN,CNOR,CMLSO Respecting Laser Light Over the years, lasers have become an important part of medical practices. The light produced by lasers is amplified by the stimulated emission of radiation. This light can be invisible, or it can be a bright visible color such as green or red. A laser system can […]
Author: Jana-Lena Langhans
BLS Newsletter 2020 – Laser Safety for the Layman
A Guide for New Laser Safety Officers By, Christopher Mordica, CLSO Becoming an LSO Being chosen to become a new LSO for your organization can be an exciting time, as it indicates a level confidence held by your employer that you are capable of taking on this new responsibility that grants you the authority […]
BLS Newsletter 2020 – Reducing Facility Risk of Disposables and Accessories Entering the OR
By, Casey Branham, MBA/CMLSO There is a wide range of practices in how hospitals receive healthcare laser system (HCLS) disposables and accessories at their facility. As someone who works for a third-party provider that does this over 90,000 times a year, I’ve seen them all. In some hospitals, the surgeon may ask for the […]
What have your colleagues been reading? – 2019 Most Read JLA Articles
JLA – Most Read Articles of 2019! Generating more than 3,600 downloads in 2019, the articles listed below are some of the most read Journal of Laser Applications articles from 2019, all of which have been made free to read, download, and share for a limited time (until Monday, Feb. 3, 2020). Publishing with us […]
Amplitude Welcomes New Partners in GLOphotonics
Amplitude, a long-time strategic investor in the French startup GLOphotonics, is pleased to welcome Trumpf and DMG-MORI as new partners in the company. GLOphotonics develops hollow-core fibers for low-loss delivery of high energy ultrafast laser pulses. This promising technology is already integrated in our main product offering and has the potential to significantly reshape the ultrafast […]