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ELECTROLYSIS IBEC + LASER STATE BOARD EXAM
WITH CORRECT ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECTLY WELL DEFINED ANSWERS LATEST 2024 –
2025 ALREADY GRADED A+
Laser stands for what? - (answer)Light
Amplification by
Stimulated
Emission of
Radiation
What is the distance measured in nanometers between two peaks or two troughs
known as? - (answer)Wavelength
Light of only one color & one specific wavelength is known as? -
(answer)Monochromatic
Refraction is also known as what? - (answer)Transmission
The process where by a newly created photon of light (generated through
amplification) acquires energy equal to the photons that created it is known as? -
(answer)Stimulated Emission
The states of equilibrium or middle state of light - (answer)Metastable State
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Who theorized stimulated emission? - (answer)Albert Einstein
The part of the laser that contains the active medium is called? -
(answer)Resinator cavity
What are the states of light in stimulated emission? - (answer)Ground State
Excited State
Singlet State
Metastable State
Alexandrite laer is in the visible light spectrum at what wavelength? -
(answer)755 nm
The Nd:YAG laser falls in the invisible light spectrum with a wavelength of what? -
(answer)1064 nm
What type of wave is used in laser hair removal? - (answer)Pulsed wave
A chromophore is also know at what? - (answer)Target
The chromophore absorbs what? - (answer)Energy
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Goggles worn by the patient and practitioner must be approved by which group? -
(answer)ANSI (American National Standard Institute) for Class 3B and Class 4
Lasers
Each laser wavelength is what to its machine? - (answer)Specific
What are the parameters when doing laser hair removal? - (answer)Wavelength
Spot Size
Fluence
Pulse Width
Pulsed lasers allow for selective heating of specific targets, this is also known as? -
(answer)Selective Photothermolysis
The rate/amount of energy delivered within a given area is known as? -
(answer)Fluence
An increase in fluence equals an increase in what? - (answer)Heat. Resulting in
more damage
The length of time the light/energy is in contact with the target that is measured
in milliseconds (ms): - (answer)Pulse width/Pulse duration
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If the time of pulse duration is changed from milliseconds to nanoseconds the
laser is what? - (answer)Q Switched
A Q switched laser is used for what? - (answer)Tattoo removal
Which skin types can tolerate an Alex laser? - (answer)1-4
Which skin types can tolerate a Nd:YAG laser? - (answer)All skin types
Which skin type should only have electrolysis and no laser? - (answer)Type 1
If the pulse width is greater than the thermal relaxation time it results in? -
(answer)A burn
If the pulse width is less than or equal to the thermal relaxation time it results in?
- (answer)Perfect hair removal
Larger structures have __________ thermal relaxation times (TRT) -
(answer)Longer
Smaller structures have _______ thermal relaxation times (TRT) -
(answer)Shorter
ELECTROLYSIS IBEC + LASER STATE BOARD EXAM
WITH CORRECT ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECTLY WELL DEFINED ANSWERS LATEST 2024 –
2025 ALREADY GRADED A+
Laser stands for what? - (answer)Light
Amplification by
Stimulated
Emission of
Radiation
What is the distance measured in nanometers between two peaks or two troughs
known as? - (answer)Wavelength
Light of only one color & one specific wavelength is known as? -
(answer)Monochromatic
Refraction is also known as what? - (answer)Transmission
The process where by a newly created photon of light (generated through
amplification) acquires energy equal to the photons that created it is known as? -
(answer)Stimulated Emission
The states of equilibrium or middle state of light - (answer)Metastable State
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Who theorized stimulated emission? - (answer)Albert Einstein
The part of the laser that contains the active medium is called? -
(answer)Resinator cavity
What are the states of light in stimulated emission? - (answer)Ground State
Excited State
Singlet State
Metastable State
Alexandrite laer is in the visible light spectrum at what wavelength? -
(answer)755 nm
The Nd:YAG laser falls in the invisible light spectrum with a wavelength of what? -
(answer)1064 nm
What type of wave is used in laser hair removal? - (answer)Pulsed wave
A chromophore is also know at what? - (answer)Target
The chromophore absorbs what? - (answer)Energy
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Goggles worn by the patient and practitioner must be approved by which group? -
(answer)ANSI (American National Standard Institute) for Class 3B and Class 4
Lasers
Each laser wavelength is what to its machine? - (answer)Specific
What are the parameters when doing laser hair removal? - (answer)Wavelength
Spot Size
Fluence
Pulse Width
Pulsed lasers allow for selective heating of specific targets, this is also known as? -
(answer)Selective Photothermolysis
The rate/amount of energy delivered within a given area is known as? -
(answer)Fluence
An increase in fluence equals an increase in what? - (answer)Heat. Resulting in
more damage
The length of time the light/energy is in contact with the target that is measured
in milliseconds (ms): - (answer)Pulse width/Pulse duration
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If the time of pulse duration is changed from milliseconds to nanoseconds the
laser is what? - (answer)Q Switched
A Q switched laser is used for what? - (answer)Tattoo removal
Which skin types can tolerate an Alex laser? - (answer)1-4
Which skin types can tolerate a Nd:YAG laser? - (answer)All skin types
Which skin type should only have electrolysis and no laser? - (answer)Type 1
If the pulse width is greater than the thermal relaxation time it results in? -
(answer)A burn
If the pulse width is less than or equal to the thermal relaxation time it results in?
- (answer)Perfect hair removal
Larger structures have __________ thermal relaxation times (TRT) -
(answer)Longer
Smaller structures have _______ thermal relaxation times (TRT) -
(answer)Shorter
