Video: Light Flashes From Human Eye Gets Caught On Camera By Scientist

In a bizarre case, patients who were undergoing radiotherapy to treat cancer seen flashes of light in front of their eyes during treatment. These flashes were also seen when the patients eyes were closed.

Such a method was captured on camera for the first time by scientists at Dartmouth’s Norris Cotton Cancer Center (NCCC). This method has been termed as Cherenkov Emissions or Cherenkov Radiation.

According to Sputnik News report, this 'visual sensations' happens because enough light is produced inside the eye. Because of this, the same effect causes nuclear reactors to glow blue when they are underwater. Also, the radiation beam passes through the clear gel of the eye leading to a faint emission, that lasts for a fraction of a second.

As a result, this discovery could help improve radiation treatments. The team of scientists used a special camera called 'CDose' to find direct evidence of Cherenkov Emissions during radiotherapy, reports Sputnik.

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