Photomedicine Introductory Quiz

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What is the definition of light for the purposes of photomedicine?

Ionizing electromagnetic radiation between 200 nm to about 10000 nm

Non-ionizing electromagnetic radiation between 200 nm to about 10000 nm (correct)

Ionizing electromagnetic radiation below 200 nm

Non-ionizing electromagnetic radiation above 10000 nm

What are the consequences of the transfer of light energy through photon absorption in photomedicine?

Heating, mechanical effects, and chemical reactions (correct)

Only mechanical effects

Ionization and mutation

Only heating effects

Why have humans evolved to spend roughly half their lives exposed to light from the sun?

To increase the risk of developing skin cancer

To experience harmful medical effects caused by light

To benefit from the helpful effects of light energy, such as vitamin D production (correct)

To minimize the beneficial effects of light energy

What are some of the questions that will be discussed in the section on photomedicine?

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What is the range of wavelengths for non-ionizing electromagnetic radiation defined for photomedicine?

200 nm to about 10000 nm Signup and view all the answers

Light energy can only cause heating effects in photomedicine

False Signup and view all the answers

Identical photons produce harmful medical effects in all instances

False Signup and view all the answers

There is no way to control the effects of light energy in photomedicine

False Signup and view all the answers

All light sources are beneficial in photomedicine

False Signup and view all the answers

The goal is to maximize the beneficial effects of light energy while minimizing the deleterious effects

True Signup and view all the answers

Photomedicine Introductory Quiz

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What is the definition of light for the purposes of photomedicine?

What are the consequences of the transfer of light energy through photon absorption in photomedicine?

Why have humans evolved to spend roughly half their lives exposed to light from the sun?

What are some of the questions that will be discussed in the section on photomedicine?

What is the range of wavelengths for non-ionizing electromagnetic radiation defined for photomedicine?

Light energy can only cause heating effects in photomedicine

Identical photons produce harmful medical effects in all instances

There is no way to control the effects of light energy in photomedicine

All light sources are beneficial in photomedicine

The goal is to maximize the beneficial effects of light energy while minimizing the deleterious effects

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