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What is the definition of light for the purposes of photomedicine?
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?
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?
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?
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?
What is the range of wavelengths for non-ionizing electromagnetic radiation defined for photomedicine?
Light energy can only cause heating effects in photomedicine
Light energy can only cause heating effects in photomedicine
Identical photons produce harmful medical effects in all instances
Identical photons produce harmful medical effects in all instances
There is no way to control the effects of light energy in photomedicine
There is no way to control the effects of light energy in photomedicine
All light sources are beneficial 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
The goal is to maximize the beneficial effects of light energy while minimizing the deleterious effects
