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balandron
1 month ago
13

An arthroscope can be inserted into a knee joint through a very tiny incision to help a doctor examine the knee. A light is tran

smitted through the scope to illuminate the joint.
What type of light technology is being described?
Physics
2 answers:
Yuliya22 [3.3K]1 month ago
8 0

Response:

Total Internal Reflection

Clarification:

An arthroscope is an optical fiber used by doctors to observe the knee. Light travels through this device due to the process of total internal reflection. When light hits the boundary of a denser medium at a specific angle greater than the critical angle, it is completely reflected back. This principle allows light to pass through thin optical fibers, accommodating various applications.

inna [3.1K]1 month ago
4 0

Example Response: The technology referenced is fiber optics. Their small size and flexibility allow doctors to visualize areas that would otherwise require surgical intervention to examine.

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