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Where Are Infrared Rays Used?

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Where Are Infrared Rays Used? Infrared (IR) light is used by electrical heaters, cookers for cooking food, short-range communications like remote controls, optical fibres, security systems and thermal imaging cameras which detect people in the dark. The heating effect of IR can cause burns to the skin. How are infrared waves used in society? The

Can You Get Cancer From Infrared?

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Can You Get Cancer From Infrared? Can you get cancer from infrared? IR light may cause thermal injury even if you do not feel pain for certain types of IR light exposure. Hyperpigmentation, scaling, and telangiectasias (erythema ab igne) may occur from repeated IR exposures of elevated temperatures, even if the skin is not burned.