Journal entry 1
Fibre optic technology offers many advantages when used in medical applications.
a. describe how optical fibre may be used in medical applications
Optical fibres are used in endoscopes. These flexible tubes contain optical fibres and can be passed via the mouth into the digestive system to provide doctors with images of the stomach and intestinal lining.
b. identify the traditional medical techniques that optical fibres might replace
Cutting open the intestines and stomach.
c. Evaluate the benefits of fibre optic technology to medicine
Some tumours that would otherwise be impossible to treat may be destroyed by laser light sent down an optic fibre cable inserted nearby.
