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3. Enhance

Enhance

As an example the student will be able to choose the right atomic levels to use in order to calibrate a laser which can destroy tumoral skin cells. 
The student will choose the right frequencies knowing that the cells to be destroyed are sensitive to specific frequencies. 

The main types of lasers currently used in cancer treatment include:

  • Carbon dioxide (CO2)
  • Argon (Ar)
  • Neodymium: yttrium aluminum garnet (Nd: YAG) 

Doctors and other health experts who use these lasers need special training in how to use and safely handle them.