ILSC 2023 Advance Program

Advance Program

Conference General Chair

Jamie King, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Medical Practical Applications Seminar Co-chairs

Richard Gama, Agiliti

Veronica Villalon, University of California San Francisco Medical Center Conference

Platinum Sponsor

Laser Safety Scientific Sessions Chair

Annette Frederiksen, Robert Bosch GmbH

David Sliney, Consulting Medical Physicist

Technical Practical Applications Seminar Co-chairs

Jamie Santucci, Fermi Natl Accelerator Laboratory

R. DeWayne Holcomb, University of Texas Austin

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Conference General Chair Welcome

ILSC 2023 General Chair

Jamie King, CLSO Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Welcome to ILSC® 2023!

We are excited to be in Portland, Oregon for the world’s most important conference on laser safety. Even if this is your first time or you are a long-time attendee, you will find something of interest.

Special Thanks to the ILSC® 2023 International Advisory Board

Bill Ertle, Rockwell Laser Industries, USA

Annette Frederiksen , Robert Bosch GmbH, Germany

Eric Liggins, QinetiQ, United Kingdom

Trevor Wheatley, UNSW Defence Force, Australia

Ken Barat, Laser Safety Consultant, USA

Randy Paura, Laser Safety Consultant, Canada

With their ever expanding use in all areas; from medicine and healthcare, industry and autonomous vehicles or the quest for higher intensity/power output lasers, there is something for everyone at ILSC 2023. Whether it be the Laser Safety Scientific Sessions where experts present the latest research on biological effects or the everyday challenges of practicing laser safety, the Medical Practical Applications and Technical Practical Application Sessions will serve your needs. Don’t miss this opportunity to meet up with other professionals from around the world to learn, share, and to make new friends. See you in Portland!

Sunday, February 26, 2023

9:00am ASC Z136 Annual Meeting

1:00pm Registration Desk Open

4:00pm Welcome Reception

Monday, February 27, 2023

7:00am Registration Desk Open

7:15am Session Chair Appreciation Breakfast

8:00am Opening Plenary Session

-Dr. Rebecca Vincelette (Medtronic, Inc.), “Magnetic Resonance Guided Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy (MRg-LITT)”

-Dr. Tammy Ma (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory), “Creating a Star on Earth, Ignition, and Where Lasers are Taking Us in the Future of Fusion Energy.”

10:10am Morning Break

10:30am Laser Safety Scientific (LSS) Session 1: Research (Eye)

Medical Practical Applications Seminar Session (MPAS) 1: Roles/Responsibilities & Legal

12:00pm Awards Luncheon

2:00pm LSS Session 2: MPEs I

MPAS Session 2: Incident Response Investigations and Near Miss Events

3:00pm Afternoon Break

3:30pm LSS Session 3: Research (Materials)

MPAS Seminar Session 3: Laser Safety Compliance Programs

Tuesday, February 28, 2023

7:00am Registration Desk open

8:30am LSS Session 4: Bio Effects (Skin)

MPAS Session 4: Medical Applications

10:00am Morning Break

10:30am LSS Session 5: MPEs II

MPAS Session 5: Emerging Technologies

12:00pm Lunch on own

1:30pm LSS Session 6: IEC/International

MPAS Session 6: Lessons Learned

3:00pm Afternoon Break

3:30pm LSS Session 7: Safety (Beam/Non-Beam)

MPAS Session 7: Laser Eye Protection

5:00pm Sponsor Reception

Wednesday, March 1, 2023

7:00am Registration Desk open

8:30am Laser Safety Scientific (LSS) Session 8: Industrial/Commercial

Technical Practical Applications Seminar

(TPAS) Session 1: Optical Table Fundamentals

10:00am Morning Break

10:30am LSS Session 9: High Power/High Intensity

TPAS Session 2: Hazard Analysis and Controls

12:00pm Lunch on own

1:30pm LSS Session 10: Other Light Sources

TPAS Session 3: Non-Beam Hazard Control

3:00pm Afternoon Break

3:30pm LSS Session 11: Laser Misuse

TPAS Session 4: Laser Safety Programs

Thursday, March 2, 2023

7:00am Registration Desk open

8:30am LSS 12: Unique Challenges & Solutions I

TPAS Session 5: LSO Tools

10:20am Morning Break

10:40am LSS Session 13: Unique Challenges & Solutions II

TPAS Session 6: Misc

12:00pm Lunch on own

1:30pm Closing Plenary Session

-Dr. Ramona Gaza (NASA-Johnson Space Center), “Challenges of Laser Risk Mitigation for Space Exploration in Low-Earth Orbit and Beyond”

-Dr. Thomas Garrison (University of Texas-Austin), “Studying the 4th Century in the 21st Century: Lidar in Maya Archaeology”

4:00pm Closing Break

Receptions & Luncheon

Sponsored by:

Welcome Reception

Sunday, February 26 • 4:00pm

Kick-start the ILSC week catching up with old friends, new attendees and the LIA Team at the Welcome Reception on Sunday afternoon. Enjoy the relaxed environment with food and networking ahead of the week’s Practical Application Seminars, Scientific Sessions and Ancillary Meetings.

Awards Luncheon

Monday, February 27 • 12:00pm

The opening day of ILSC® features an Awards Luncheon and presentation. Enjoy lunch with conference attendees and the LIA Team as we congratulate this year’s line-up of award winners, recognising their contributions to the field of laser safety.

LIA presents the George M. Wilkening Award to recognize individuals who have made extensive contributions to laser safety in science, medicine, industry or education. The R. James Rockwell Jr. Educational Achievement Award is also presented at the luncheon in recognition of outstanding contributions in laser safety education.

Sponsor Reception

Tuesday, February 28 • 5:00pm

Be a part of the world’s leading laser safety conference through one of our multiple sponsorship packages. Our tiered packages give you the opportunity to engage with attendees throughout the conference, including during our Laser Safety Scientific Sessions, Technical Practical Applications Seminars and Medical Practical Applications Seminars. All sponsorship packages include a booth space with electricity during the Tuesday evening Sponsor Reception. For more information, please contact the LIA Team at marketing@lia.org or +1.407.380.1553.

Farewell Ice Cream Social

Thursday, March 2 • 3:30pm

After the closing plenary session wraps up the conference, stick around for one final networking break that’s paired with delicious ice cream. This is your chance to say “farewell” and see you at ILSC 2025!

George M. Wilkening Award Sponsored by:

Ica Cream Social Sponsored by:

Plenary Sessions

The National Ignition Facility at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) achieved IGNITION on December 5th, 2022.  A star was literally created here on earth.  This is a historical event that can be compared to man setting foot on the moon.  Ignition is considered a net energy gain output when compared to the input laser energy on target.  You can read more on ignition here

We are fortunate to have as one of our Opening Plenary speakers, Dr. Tammy Ma who has just been named as Lead for the Inertial Fusion Energy Initiative at LLNL.  Dr. Ma will present, “Creating a Star on Earth, Ignition, and Where Lasers are Taking Us in the Future of Fusion Energy.”

This talk on its own would be a reason not to miss ILSC 2023, but we have more.  Preceding Dr. Ma in the Opening Plenary, Dr. Rebecca Vincelette of Medtronic will speak on, “Magnetic Resonance Guided Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy (MRg-LITT)”.

Going “Beyond” and closing out the conference, Dr. Ramona Gaza from NASA-Johnson Space Center will present, “Challenges of Laser Safety for Space Exploration in Low Earth Orbit and Beyond”.  To know where we are going, we must understand our past, and Dr. Thomas Garrison from the University of Texas at Austin will present, “Studying the 4th Century in the 21st Century: Lidar in Maya Archaeology”.

Just one of these talks would be a must-see keynote, and they are just the bookends to this four-day event!

Opening Plenary Session

Monday, February 27 • 8:00am

Magnetic Resonance Guided Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy (MRg-LITT)

Dr. Rebecca Vincelette Medtronic

Closing Plenary Session

Thursday, March 2 • 1:30pm

Challenges of Laser Risk Mitigation for Space Exploration in Low-Earth Orbit and Beyond

Dr. Ramona Gaza

NASA Johnson Space Center

Sponsored by:

Creating a Star on Earth, Ignition, and Where Lasers are Taking Us in the Future of Fusion Energy

Dr. Tammy Ma

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Sponsored by:

Studying the 4th Century in the 21st Century: Lidar in Maya Archaeology

Dr. Thomas Garrison

University of Texas

“To Infinity and Beyond” and we mean it!

Laser Safety Scientific Sessions (LSSS)

Conference Co-chairs:

The Laser Safety Scientific Sessions provide the platform for a truly outstanding assortment of presentations from all fields of laser safety— from bioeffects research to probabilistic risk assessment, from safety management programs to regulations. LSSS are particularly strong on product safety standards and the design of safe consumer products, reflecting that laser technology permeates into various types of consumer products, where safety by design is imperative.

Annette Frederiksen

Robert Bosch GmbH

David Sliney Consulting Medical Physicist

LSS Session 1: Research (Eye)

Monday, February 27 • 10:30am

Session Chairs: Robert Thomas

Simulated Retinal Thermal Damage for Repetitively Pulsed Lasers with Rectangular Irradiance Profiles (L0101)

Sebastian Kotzur (Annette Frederiksen)

Pupil Size and Retinal Hazard (L0102)

Mark Shand

Temperature Rise Calculation on Retina Irradiated by Pulsed Scanning Laser (L0103)

Yunfeng Wang/Ying Meng

LSS Session 2: MPEs I

Monday, February 27 • 2:00pm

Session Chairs: Karl Schulmeister

Near-Infrared Femtosecond Laser Damage Thresholds in Corneal Animal Model (L0201)

Xomalin Peralta

A Review of the Experimental Data Supporting the Pulse Correction Factor, CP (L0202)

David Lund (Brian Lund)

LSS Session 3: Research (Materials)

Monday, February 27 • 3:30pm

Session Chairs: Ken Barat

Probabilistic Water BRDF Model (L0301)

Elharith Ahmed

Spectral Transmission of Materials Used for Laser Safety (L0302)

Shimshon Lashansky

Concerns of Ultrafast Lasers and Laser Protective Eyewear (L0303)

Josh Hadler

LSS Session 4: Bio Effects (Skin)

Tuesday, February 28 • 8:30am

Session Chairs: Bruce Stuck

Porcine Skin Damage Thresholds for Multiple-Pulse Laser Exposure at 1645nm (L0401)

Michael DeLisi

Human Laser Skin Dose-Response Model (L0402)

Elharith Ahmed

The Need to Simplify MPE Corrections for Repetitive Pulse Exposures (L0403)

David Sliney

LSS Session 5: MPEs II

Tuesday, February 28 • 10:30am

Session Chairs: Brian Lund

Review of Experimental and Computer Model Retinal Injury Thresholds in the Wavelength Regime of 1300nm to 1400nm (L0501)

Karl Schulmeister

Revision of Short-Wavelength Ultraviolet Exposure Limits (L0502)

David Sliney

Evaluation of Potential Eye Hazard Associated with Viewing of Continuous Wave and Pulsed Light Emissions from Small Exit Pupil’s Laser Illuminated Projectors (L0503)

Wlodzimierz Strzelecki

LSS Session 6: IEC/International

Tuesday, February 28 • 1:30pm

Session Chairs: Thomas Lieb

What’s New in International Laser Safety and Equipment Standards? (L0601)

William Ertle/Annette Frederiksen

New European Laser Product Safety Standards: Amendment for EN 60825-1 and EN 50689 (L0602)

Karl Schulmeister

Laser Product Safety — An International Topic with Regional Similarities and Differences (L0603)

Winn Henderson/Annette Frederiksen

LSS Session 7: Safety (Beam/Non-Beam)

Tuesday, February 28 • 3:30pm

Session Chairs: Mark Shand

Ionizing Radiation Hazards from the Tight Focusing of Ultrashort Pulses in Ambient Air (L0701)

Jeffrey Powell/Stéphane Payeur

Simulation of Maximum Dazzle Exposure and Nominal Ocular Dazzle Distance Model in Virtual Reality (VR) (L0702)

Julie Lovell

Adjusted Laser Safety Evaluation Conditions for Automotive LiDAR Sensor (L0703)

Ying Meng/Annette Frederiksen

LSS Session 8: Industrial/Commercial

Wednesday, March 1 • 8:30am

Session Chairs: Trevor Wheatley

Safety Protocols for Handheld Laser Welding (L0801)

Joseph Roy

Use of Backscatter Radiation from the Laser Process to provide Proactive Laser Safety Guarding and provide Process Feedback Control (L0802)

John Tyrer

Laser Show Safety for Smaller Shows: The ILDA Category A Laser Show Standard (L0803)

Patrick Murphy

LSS Session 9: High Power/High Intensity

Wednesday, March 1 • 10:30am

Session Chairs: John Tyrer

More than MegaJoules - The National Ignition Facility and its Supporting Cast of Lasers (L0901)

Jamie King

Probabilistic Risk Assessment Modelling for Laser Directed Energy Weapon Systems (L0902)

Brian Flemming

High Energy Laser (HEL) Safety Assessments (L0903)

Semih Kumru

LSS Session 10: Other Light Sources

Wednesday, March 1 • 1:30pm

Session Chairs: Michael Woods

Not Just Lasers – LEDs Are Now Hazardous (L1001)

Nathaniel Leon/Scott Wohlstein

Incoherent Light Source Panel Session

LSS Session 11: Laser Misuse

Wednesday, March 1 • 3:30pm

Session Chairs: William Ertle

Use and Misuse of Lasers at Protests (L1101)

Patrick Murphy

Dazzle vs. Protection - Visualizing the Optimum Laser Eye Protection for Laser Dazzle Suppression (L1102)

Craig Williamson

Perception Versus Reality: Implementing Change in the Laser Laboratory (L1103)

Trevor Wheatley

LSS Session 12: Unique Challenges & Solutions I

Thursday, March 2 • 8:30am

Session Chair: Jay Parkinson

Simulation Laser Distractions with a High Dynamic Range Display (L1201)

Craig Williamson

Laser Scanning Applications and Measurement Conditions (L1301)

Thomas Piok

Evaluation of Prototype Laser Eye Protection for Dismounted Close Combat (L1203)

Wesley Kinerk

LSS Session 13: Unique Challenges & Solutions II

Thursday, March 2 • 10:30am

Session Chairs: Sheldon Zimmerman

Impact of Automotive LiDAR System Architecture in Laser Safety Calculations (L1202)

Annette Frederiksen/Ying Meng

Laser Modules for SLAC’s LCLS Facility with Remote Controls and Diagnostics for Pulse Compression, Wavelength Conversion and Other Functions (L1302)

Michael Woods

Laser & Operational Safety in Outdoor Environments (L1303)

Robert Bernath

Medical Practical Applications Seminar (MPAS)

Conference Co-chairs:

Richard Gama

Agiliti

Veronica Villalon University of California at San Francisco Medical Center

The Medical Practical Applications Seminar (MPAS) is an essential two-day conference for all professionals working with medical laser devices. This program is designed to meet the various educational needs of the Medical Laser Safety Officer along with that personnel working in operating rooms, surgical centers, aesthetic clinics, veterinary clinics, medical research labs, mobile laser companies, and medi-spas. Cognitive gaps do exist related to national governmental regulations, state statutes, and evidence-based practices regarding what is essential for a facility-based laser safety program. This conference is constructed to bring all attendees the most current safety regulations and practice standards.

Medical PAS Session 1: Roles/Responsibilities & Legal

Monday, February 27 • 10:30am

Session Chairs: Nicole Robinson

Translational Application of Safety Standards to Common Laser Practice Issues (M0101)

Patricia Owens/Abigail Colbert

Who’s Using Your Lasers? (M0102)

Richard Gama

Physicians Requiring Laser Privileges in a Hospital Setting (M0103)

Luis Carvajal

Medical PAS Session 2: Incident Response Investigations and Near Miss Events

Monday, February 27 • 2:00pm

Session Chairs: Richard Gama

Multimodal, Longitudinal Imaging of Laser Retinal Injury (M0201)

Yiyi Wang

A Retrospective Review of Incidents Involving Lasers Across a Large Academic Health System (M0202)

Veronica Villalon/Nicole Robinson

Medical PAS Session 3: Laser Safety Compliance Programs

Monday, February 27 • 3:30pm

Session Chairs: Penny Smalley

Facility Compliance Responsibilities When Working with Third Party Laser Mobilizers (M0301)

Abigail Colbert/Patricia Owens

Expanding the Laser Safety Compliance Program Across a Large Academic Health System (M0303)

Veronica Villalon

Creating Laser Safety Compliance Synergies in the Operating Room (M0501)

Malcolm Medcalf

Medical PAS Session 4: Medical Applications

Tuesday, February 28 • 8:30am

Session Chairs: Patricia Owens

Are You Ready to Take Control of Surgical Plume? It’s Time to Ensure Clean Air for Safer Care! (M0401)

Penny Smalley

Failure Modes of Control Methods for Laser Generated Fume During Hair Reduction Procedures (M0402)

Lewis Jones

Photodynamic Therapy in Skin Treatment (M0403)

Mohammad Alhabeel

Medical PAS Session 5: Emerging Technologies

Tuesday, February 28 • 10:30am

Session Chairs: Richard Gama

Surgical Instruments: Laser Marking From A Scientific Prospective (M0302)

Gus Varga

Deep Dive into TFL Technology: What it Means to the User and the Patient (M0502)

Anh Hoang

TFL for Endourology Overview: Is the Hype Real? (M0503)

Leslie J. Pollard

Medical PAS Session 6: Lessons Learned

Tuesday, February 28 • 1:30pm

Session Chairs: Veronica Villalon

Panel Session

Medical PAS Session 7: Laser Eye Protection

Tuesday, February 28 • 3:30pm

Vendor Rapid Fire on Laser Protective Eyewear

Technical Practical Applications Seminar (TPAS)

Conference Co-chairs:

Laser Safety Officers (LSOs) dealing with lasers from milliwatts to petawatts will benefit from this unique event. Whether you are working with a budget to make it happen or just to do the best you can, find out how to others are making it work. This is the largest gathering of laser safety experts from academia, industry and government research labs that you will find anywhere in the world.

Jamie Santucci

Fermi National Acccelerator

Laboratory

R. DeWayne Holcomb University of Texas Austin

Technical PAS Session 1: Optical Table Fundamentals

Wednesday, March 1 • 8:30am

Session Chair: Jamie King

Enclosing Laser Science: Laboratory Design Challenges (and Opportunities) in Academic Research (T0101)

Melissa Spencer/Judi Reilly

Optical Table Dangers (T0102)

Jamie Santucci

Safely Building a Class 4 Laser System: Building Materials Selection (T0103)

Matthew Dabney

Technical PAS Session 2: Hazard Analysis and Controls

Wednesday, March 1 • 10:30am

Session Chair: Jamie Santucci

Laser System for the 100-meter-tall MAGIS-100 Atom Interferometer (T0202)

Kenneth DeRose

There is More to Laser Safety Than Just the Laser (T0201)

Sandeep Bansal

Multiwavelength Laser Safety Calculations: Case Studies in Supercontinuum Lasers (T0203)

Judi Reilly

Technical PAS Session 3: Non-Beam Hazard Control

Wednesday, March 1 • 1:30pm

Session Chair: Robert Holcomb

Potential Hazards From Beam Alignment Aids: Two Cautionary Tales (T0302)

Josh Hadler

Laser Generated Air Contaminants (T0301)

Anni Mai

Ionizing Radiation Production and Hazard Management Due to Laser Operations at the National Ignition Facility (T0303)

Anthony Novello/Alex Yang

Technical PAS Session 4: Laser Safety Programs

Wednesday, March 1 • 3:30pm

Session Chair: Thomas Lieb

High Average Power Lasers in University Settings (T0401)

Gustavo Moriena

Your Laser Safety Program (T0402)

Judi Reilly

Guidance on Laser Safety Requirements for Laser Safety Programs at DOE Facilities (T0403)

Michael Woods

Technical PAS Session 5: LSO Tools

Thursday, March 2 • 8:30am

Session Chair: Ken Barat

Mixed Reality for Laser Safety at Advanced Optics Laboratories (T0501)

Ke Li/Aradhana Choudhuri

The Future of Laser Safety - Class 5 (T0502)

Eric Lawson

A Laser Inventory Database Tool is More than Just a List of Lasers (T0503)

Hayden Johnson

Technical PAS Session 13: Misc

Thursday, March 2 • 10:30am

Session Chair: Judi Reilly

Interdisciplinary Safety Terms and Principles for the Industrial LSO (T0601)

Randolph Paura

Searching for Competency (T0602)

Barbara Sams Contrata

Bringing Technology to Laser Safety (T0603)

Ken Barat

Poster Submissions

Poster Submissions

Computer Model Results on The Wavelength Dependence for Retinal Thermal Injury in The Visible Regime (P100)

Karl Schulmeister

Comparison of Computer Model Thresholds With Laser Safety MPEs for the Skin (P102)

Karl Schulmeister

Examples of Multiple Pulse Computer Model Predictions for Laser Induced Retinal Injury Thresholds (P103)

Karl Schulmeister

Using of Diode Laser (940 nm) in Orofacial Region (P104)

Standard Registration

Full Conference Registration

$925 ($875)

Average March

Temperature:

High 54°F / 12°C

Low 40°F / 4°C

Two-Day Registration (TPAS or MPAS)

$650 ($600)

One-Day Registration

$360 ($335)

Conference Hotel:

Hyatt Regency Portland

375 NE Holladay Street, Portland, Oregon 97232 United States

Phone: +1.971.222.1234

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Book your stay at our conference hotel, the Hyatt Regency Portland, to receive a special discounted group rate and be at the heart of the event!

Attending ILSC is a great way to receive certification maintenance points or continuing education credits if you are a Certified Laser Safety Officer or Medical Laser Safety Officer (CLSO, CMLSO)!

When attending all 4 days, this conference is pre-approved for 4 CM points for the Board of Laser Safety and 32 CECs for the American Academy of Health Physics. This event may also be eligible for ABIH CM points and contact hours. Reach out to the ILSC conference team at ilsc@lia.org for more information.

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To find out more about RLI and what we can do for you, visit us at the ILSC® Sponsor Reception on Tuesday.

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