ANALYSIS OF PLUME EMISSIONS AFTER PAPOVAVIRUS IRRADIATION WITH THE CARBON-DIOXIDE LASER

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  • 1 January 1982
    • journal article
    • research article
    • Vol. 27  (5) , 268-270
Abstract
Potential inhalation hazards to operating room personnel after irradiation of tumors with the CO2 laser were evaluated. 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 CO2 laser have worried about the possible hazards of inhaling the vapor that is produced as a result of their work. Three methods were utilized 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.

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