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Phototherapy
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, Therapies, Photoradiation
, Therapy, Photoradiation
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The treatment of disease with certain types of light. Phototherapy can use lasers, LED, fluorescent lamps, and ultraviolet or infrared radiation.
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CABINET, PHOTOTHERAPY (PUVA)
Dermatitis, Phototoxic
Illumination Technique
Infrared Photocoagulation Therapy
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Photochemotherapy
Ultraviolet Therapy
newborn phototherapy
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Physical therapy
Therapeutic radiology procedure
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Highly Cited
1985
Highly Cited
1985
Combined UVB and UVA phototherapy of atopic eczema.
K. Midelfart
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S. E. Stenvold
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G. Volden
Dermatologica
1985
Corpus ID: 29383876
The effect of combined UVB-UVA treatment in a group of 23 patients with severe atopic eczema was compared to UVB therapy alone in…
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1984
1984
Fluorescence of HpD for tumor detection and dosimetry in photoradiation therapy.
Profio Ae
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J. Sarnaik
Progress in clinical and biological research
1984
Corpus ID: 11930780
Review
1984
Review
1984
UV-B phototherapy. An overview.
T. Anderson
,
T. Waldinger
,
J. Voorhees
Archives of Dermatology
1984
Corpus ID: 22430877
The medical uses of nonionizing electromagnetic radiation have changed over time with light source technology and research in…
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Review
1984
Review
1984
An overview of the status of photoradiation therapy.
Dougherty Tj
1984
Corpus ID: 76808662
1983
1983
Long term phototherapy in Crigler-Najjar syndrome.
M. Yohannan
,
H. J. Terry
,
J. Littlewood
Archives of Disease in Childhood
1983
Corpus ID: 10476249
A 10 year old girl with type 1 Crigler-Najjar syndrome has been treated with daily phototherapy from birth. Her general physical…
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1983
1983
Thermal distribution during photoradiation therapy.
L. O. Svaasand
,
D. Doiron
Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology
1983
Corpus ID: 318224
The optical power which is delivered into the tissue during photoradiation therapy will be absorbed and converted into heat. The…
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1983
1983
Photobiologic considerations in photoradiation therapy.
J. Parrish
Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology
1983
Corpus ID: 42529479
Hematoporphyrin derivative (HPD) photoradiation therapy of tumors depends on selective cell injury. The major selectivity of the…
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1980
1980
UV-B phototherapy of psoriasis.
J. Boer
,
A. Schothorst
,
D. Suurmond
Dermatologica
1980
Corpus ID: 36335165
The effect of ultraviolet-B light provided by TL-12 fluorescent lamps was investigated in 45 patients with psoriasis vulgaris. 33…
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Highly Cited
1975
Highly Cited
1975
Tar photoxicity and phototherapy for psoriasis.
L. Tanenbaum
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J. Parrish
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M. Pathak
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R. Anderson
,
T. Fitzpatrick
Archives of Dermatology
1975
Corpus ID: 9491752
The photoxicity of coal tars was determined by comparing the ultraviolet light (UVL) energy required to produce erythema at tar…
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Highly Cited
1971
Highly Cited
1971
Photocatabolism of labeled bilirubin in the congenitally jaundiced (Gunn) rat.
J. Ostrow
Journal of Clinical Investigation
1971
Corpus ID: 13886325
To elucidate the mechanism by which phototherapy reduces serum bilirubin, studies were performed on the catabolism of labeled…
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