Table 1.
Calculated exposure time (sec) of nonthermal light technologies at selected distances from the light source.
| Dose per treatment (J/cm2) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.18 | 0.36 | 0.72 | 1.44 | 2.832 | 6 | 17.7 | 27 | 36 | 54 | 106.2 | |||
| Distance from light source (cm) | 3 | NUV-VIS | 6 | 11 | 22 | 45 | 88 | 186 | 548 | 836 | 1115 | ∗ | ∗ |
| 12 | 28 | 55 | 110 | 221 | 435 | ∗ | ∗ | ∗ | ∗ | ∗ | ∗ | ||
| 23 | 149 | 298 | 595 | 1190 | 2341 | ∗ | ∗ | ∗ | ∗ | ∗ | ∗ | ||
| 6.5 | UV | 30 | 60 | 120 | 240 | 472 | ∗ | ∗ | ∗ | ∗ | ∗ | ∗ | |
| 17 | 36 | 72 | 144 | 288 | 566 | ∗ | ∗ | ∗ | ∗ | ∗ | ∗ | ||
| 28.5 | 45 | 90 | 180 | 360 | 708 | ∗ | ∗ | ∗ | ∗ | ∗ | ∗ | ||
| 2.5 | HILP | NT | NT | NT | NT | 0.8 | NT | 5 | NT | NT | NT | 30 | |
| 8 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.8 | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT | 30 | NT | ||
| 11.5 | NT | 0.3 | 0.6 | NT | NT | 5 | NT | NT | 30 | NT | NT | ||
| 14 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.8 | NT | NT | NT | NT | 30 | NT | NT | NT | ||
NUV-Vis: near UV-vis light; UV: ultraviolet light; HILP: high-intensity light pulses.
(∗) Samples that are not analyzed due to high temperature, NT: not tested samples.
Distance from light source (cm).
HILP was applied in pulses 360 μs duration at a frequency of 3 Hz.