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History of Therapeutic UV Radiation

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Skin Cancer and UV Radiation

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Abstract

Exposure of the human body to the sun provokes three different types of effect each of which may be used for therapeutic purposes:

  • general effects (via the skin)

  • reactions on the irradiated skin site

  • mental changes, elicited by the visible part of the solar spectrum [7]

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  1. Dermatologische Klinik der Ruhr-Universität Bochum, im St. Josef Hospital, Gudrunstraße 56, D-44791, Bochum, Germany

    Peter Altmeyer , Klaus Hoffmann  & Markus Stücker ,  & 

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Raab, W. (1997). History of Therapeutic UV Radiation. In: Altmeyer, P., Hoffmann, K., Stücker, M. (eds) Skin Cancer and UV Radiation. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-60771-4_2

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