Biosafety in the Use of Radiation: Biological Effects Comparison Between Laser Radiation, Intense Pulsed Light and Infrared and Ultraviolet Lamps in an Experimental Model in Chicken Embryos

AVILA,. RODOFFO; SAMAG, M. E.; JURI, GUSTAVO; FERRERO, JUAN C.

Current Topics in Ionizing Radiation Research

InTech

Lugar: Rijeka; Año: 2012; p. 700 - 716

Physics is the science that studies the interaction between matter and energy. This discipline studies the general properties of bodies, the forces that modify the transfer of energy and the interaction between particles. Physics now has many branches, and one of them is the Biomedical Physics. Biomedical Physics in Medicine applies the principles and methods of physics. This will generate new knowledge and progress towards new horizons in the management of certain diseases. Thus the study of radiation led to progress in the field of diagnosis and therapy of some diseases. Radiation it´s called all energy that propagates as a wave through space. Radiation can be classified as ionizing radiation (cosmic rays, gamma rays, x-rays) and non-ionizing radiation. The concept of non-ionizing radiation includes ultraviolet (UV), infrared (IR) and others lasers. Non-ionizing radiations are those that radiation interaction with matter does not generate ions due to its energy content is relatively low. Non-ionizing radiation (laser, ultraviolet and infrared) are commonly used in medicine for diagnosis and therapy. However, they have a deleterious effect on organogenesis (organ formation). 1.1 Ultraviolet radiation (UV) UV radiation is part of the natural light. According to its wavelength is recognized groups A