Living Physics Portal: Viewing - Fiber Optics in Medicine

Abstract: Students investigate illumination and viewing with the use of acrylic rod bundles and lenses to build a model of an endoscope and view a target (“tumor”) in their patient. Students become the "surgeon" by using geometric optics and fiber optics principles to guide light into the “body,” illuminate the region of interest, and guide light back to the surgeon’s eye for detailed viewing without the use of a camera. Concepts of spatial resolution in fiber optics will be investigated.

Resource Types: In-class activity, Lecture materials, Lab, Demonstration, Instructor supplement, Restricted access, Homework, Student reading

Authors:

Nancy Donaldson

Rockhurst University

Charles Gosselin

Rockhurst University

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Physics Topics:

Optics > Geometrical Optics > Optical Instruments, Refraction - Flat Surfaces, Thin Lens, Total Internal Reflection

Optics > Modern Optics > Fiber Optics

Life Sciences Topics:

Cross-cutting Biological Concepts > Structure/Function Relationships > Visual

Medical Applications > Biomedical Imaging > Optical Imaging

Math Topics:

Algebra; Geometry; Trigonometry

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