IBEC Flashcards
What does laser stand for?
Light
Amplification
Stimulated
Emissions
Radiation
Photon
Smallest particle of light
Amplitude
Height of wave
Atom
Smallest unit in universe
Joules
Measures energy
Fluence
Density of energy
Where is non-ionizing on the electromagnetic spectrum?
400nm and above
Where is ionizing on the electromagnetic spectrum?
390 and lower
What is the frequency of an epilator?
13.56 MHz
Ruby (nm)
694.3nm
Alex (nm)
755nm
Diode (nm)
840nm
Nd:Yag (nm)
1064nm
Where is laser hair removal on electromagnetic spectrum?
600-2100nm
Chromophore
Melanin target
Polychromatic
Light of many colors
Monochromatic
Light of one color, one wavelength
What are the properties of light?
RATS
Reflection
Absorption
Transmission
Scattering
What is laser characteristic?
Monochromatic
Coherent
Collimated
What are IPL characteristics?
Polychromatic
Incoherent
illcollimated
What does visible light range to?
400nm-700nm
What does invisible light range to?
700nm-1050nm
Thermal relaxation time (TRT)
Time it takes tissue to lose 50% of heat
What must be equal to or less than TRT, so no damage is made?
Pulse width/duration
Fluence threshold
Highest setting skin can tolerate without damage
What phase must hair be in for LHR?
Anagen phase
What does ANSI stand for?
American national standards institute
Who created theory of simulated emissions and when?
Plank and Einstein in 1917
Who is the father of LHR and what year?
Rox Anderson 1996
When did the FDA approve LHR?
1997
Selective photo thermolysis
How hair is destroyed and not skin using heat
Amplification
Creation of new photon light resulting from a chain reaction involving collision of other photons
Stimulated Emission
Process where a new created photon of light generated by amplification acquires energy to the new photons that created it
What laser class requires ANSI goggles?
3 and 4
Q switch
Tattoo
What manner should you work in?
Methodical
How much should you overlap during LHR?
20-30%
Purpura
Laser bruise
What do you need to see on skin after LHR?
Perifollicular erythema edema
Pulse width/duration
Length of time/duration that the laser is in contact with skin
What is the most sensitive body part vulnerable to laser damage?
Eyes
What does UV light range to?
315nm-390nm
What does infrared light range to?
1400nm-1nm
Proton
Nucleus