Card of the learning path

 
General topic of the learning path
 
 Light, Lasers, and Medical Diagnostics
Specific name of the learning unit
 
 Lasers in Medicine: How Light Helps Diagnose Diseases
Age of the target users

14-18 years
Requirements for the learner Basic knowledge of optics (reflection/refraction), human anatomy, and general physics/biology
Description of the learning unit This interdisciplinary unit introduces students to the fundamental principles of light and lasers and explores how these technologies are used in modern medicine to diagnose diseases. The learning path highlights how laser–tissue interactions are applied in techniques like OCT, fluorescence imaging, and non-invasive scanning. Augmented Reality (AR) tools are used to simulate optical phenomena, allowing students to visualize how laser light behaves within biological systems and enabling hands-on exploration of diagnostic concepts that are typically invisible to the human eye.
Subject: Parties involved Physics, Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics
Keywords Lasers, Light-Tissue Interaction, Optics, Diagnostics, AR, Visualization, Non-Invasive Imaging, Bio-inspiration
Key qualifications, skills and knowledge that can be acquired Understand how laser light interacts with biological tissues (absorption, scattering, fluorescence)