Laser Beam Characterization Data Related to Testing Different Near-Infrared Laser Therapy Devices Used in Sports Medicine

This dataset contains laser beam characterization data collected for different near-infrared laser therapy devices that are used in sports medicine. Data were collected between September 2021 and December 2022 at the Department of Anatomy II (Neuroanatomy) of the Ludwig-Maximilians University of Munich, Germany. Laser therapy devices were characterized using a thermal power sensor, a photodiode, and a beam profiling camera (for details, see [1]). Two different laser therapy devices were investigated (Dolorclast High Power Laser, Electro Medical Systems; Cube 4 Med, Eltech K-laser s.r.l.). The measurements were repeated for three units of each laser therapy device (EMS-1, EMS-2, EMS3; K-1, K-2, K-3). The dataset contains raw data files from each sensor that include text (TXT) files, comma-separated-values (CSV) formatted files, and raw camera recordings in binary format (BINARY.BGDATA). The data was used to create figures that were submitted to the journal MDPI Biomedicines [1]. The figures in [1] were created with Python in a Jupyter Notebook, which is also included in this dataset.

2023-02-17 Update: The manuscirpt has been published in MDPI Biomedicines [2]. If you make any use of this dataset, please cite [2].

[1] Kaub, L.; Schmitz, C. Spread of the Optical Power Emission of Several Units of the Same Laser Therapy Devices Used in Sports Medicine, Which Cannot Be Assessed by the Users, Shown by Means of High-Fidelity Laser Measurement Technology. Preprints 2023, 2023010251, https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202301.0251.v1.

[2] Kaub, L.; Schmitz, C. Spread of the Optical Power Emission of Three Units Each of Two Different Laser Therapy Devices Used in Sports Medicine, Which Cannot Be Assessed by the Users, Shown by Means of High-Fidelity Laser Measurement Technology. Biomedicines 2023, 11, 585. https://doi.org/10.3390/biomedicines11020585