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How a Pulse Oximeter works and Medical Physics at University
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Dr Gemma Bale is a Medical Physicist at University College London where their Engineering Department develop technology that allows us to use light for medical scanning.
We often shine visible light and infrared through tissue to record heart beat and in the case of a pulse oximeter to measure the percentage of oxygenated haemoglobin within the blood. It does this using red light at about 660nm and IR at 880nm which both pass through the bone but are then absorbed by the red blood. The same principle applies to neuroimaging where light is shone through the skull into the brain. This non-invasive and safe technique can now be used to monitor new babies without any distress.
Medical physics is worth considering as a career and there are many routes into it. Gemma discusses the degree course and other education she undertook to end up working at UCL in the engineering department.
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Lewis
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We often shine visible light and infrared through tissue to record heart beat and in the case of a pulse oximeter to measure the percentage of oxygenated haemoglobin within the blood. It does this using red light at about 660nm and IR at 880nm which both pass through the bone but are then absorbed by the red blood. The same principle applies to neuroimaging where light is shone through the skull into the brain. This non-invasive and safe technique can now be used to monitor new babies without any distress.
Medical physics is worth considering as a career and there are many routes into it. Gemma discusses the degree course and other education she undertook to end up working at UCL in the engineering department.
Thanks for watching,
Lewis
_____________________________________
MY PHYSICS WEBSITES
Find even more videos organised by exam board and topic at:
GCSE Physics Online
A Level Physics Online
MY YOUTUBE CHANNEL
Your support in watching this video has been invaluable! To contribute towards the free videos on YouTube, make a small donation at:
FOLLOW ME
#medicalphysics #ucl #physicsonline
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