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Questions and Answers
What is the primary focus of biomedical optics?
What is the primary focus of biomedical optics?
The primary focus of biomedical optics is the interaction of biological tissue and light.
List two significant advantages of using light in medicine compared to X-rays.
List two significant advantages of using light in medicine compared to X-rays.
Light provides detailed molecular information about tissues and can target selected molecules for useful physical effects.
Why are the electronic and vibrational energy levels of biological molecules important in biomedical optics?
Why are the electronic and vibrational energy levels of biological molecules important in biomedical optics?
They are important because they align with photon energies in the NIR, visible, and UV range, facilitating interactions.
How has the advent of lasers impacted the control of light in medical applications?
How has the advent of lasers impacted the control of light in medical applications?
In what way can light access regions that are typically difficult to reach in medical procedures?
In what way can light access regions that are typically difficult to reach in medical procedures?
What are the two light spectrums referenced in biomedical optics?
What are the two light spectrums referenced in biomedical optics?
Explain how the interaction between light and biological tissue can be advantageous for imaging.
Explain how the interaction between light and biological tissue can be advantageous for imaging.
What makes light an effective tool for targeting specific molecules in biological tissues?
What makes light an effective tool for targeting specific molecules in biological tissues?
Flashcards
Biomedical Optics Definition
Biomedical Optics Definition
The study of light interacting with biological tissue, used for imaging and treatments.
Light in Medicine: Benefits
Light in Medicine: Benefits
Light offers detailed molecular info & targeted molecule effects with easy control & high precision.
Light Types in Medicine
Light Types in Medicine
Light used in medicine includes visible, UV, & near-infrared (NIR) light
Light's Controllability
Light's Controllability
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Light in Medicine vs. X-rays
Light in Medicine vs. X-rays
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Light & Biological Molecules
Light & Biological Molecules
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Light in Diagnostics
Light in Diagnostics
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Optical Fibers in Medicine
Optical Fibers in Medicine
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Study Notes
Introduction to Biomedical Optics
- Biomedical optics studies the interaction of light with biological tissues.
- It's used for both imaging and treatment.
- Light encompasses visible, UV, and near-infrared (NIR) light.
Aim of the Session
- The session aims to introduce biomedical optics.
- The topics include:
- Defining biomedical optics
- Reasons for using light in medicine
- Defining light
- Mechanisms of light-matter interactions
- Classical vs. quantum descriptions of light
Why Use Light in Medicine?
- Light offers advantages compared to X-rays, CT, and radiotherapy.
- Light allows for:
- Detailed molecular information about tissue
- Targeted effects on specific biological molecules
- Precise control, including pulse duration and focus.
- Light can travel through optical fibers, reaching hard-to-access areas.
What is Light?
- Light is an electromagnetic disturbance (EM).
- It propagates at a fixed speed (speed of light).
- The visible portion of the EM spectrum ranges from 380nm (violet) to 750nm (red).
- Light energy is related to its frequency (E=hv=hc/λ)
How Does Light Interact with Matter?
- Light interacts with charges within molecules.
- The interaction, and resulting effects, depend on wavelength.
- Different interactions depend on how short/long the wavelength
- RF waves interact via spin changes (e.g., MRI).
- Microwaves excite molecular dipoles.
- Visible light, NIR, and UV interact with valence electrons and molecular vibrations.
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