Problem 1: Compute the power densities for the medically realistic situations described below:

(a) Photocoagulation of the retina using 500μm-diameter spots and a laser power of 200 milliwatts.
(b) Photovaporization of opacities within the eye using 50μm-diameter spots and laser power setting of 2 watts.
(c) Compare these two power densities by computing the ratio between them, and explain why your answer makes physical sense given the uses to which the lasers are applied.

Respuesta :

Answer:

a) Pa = 101.8592 W/cm²

b) Pb = 101859.1636 W/cm²

c) Pb/Pa = 999.9996

The power density of photovaporization is 999.9996 times more than the power density of photocoagulation

Explanation:

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