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2. UV-B lamps - Wikipedia

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   UV-B lamps are lamps that emit a spectrum of ultraviolet light with wavelengths ranging from 290–320 nanometers. This spectrum is also commonly called the biological spectrum due to the human body's sensitivity to light of such a wavelength. [ 1] UV-B light does not tan the skin very much, compared to the UV-A lamps that are used in tanning ...

3. Ultraviolet light therapy - Wikipedia

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   Ultraviolet light therapy or ultraviolet phototherapy is a treatment for psoriasis, atopic skin disorder, vitiligo and other skin diseases. There are two main treatments: UVB that is the most common, and PUVA. There are four UVB types of lamps: Fluorescnt Broad-Band UVB that emit 280-330 nanometer, Fluorescent Narrow-Band that emit 312 ...

4. Light therapy - Wikipedia

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   Light therapy, also called phototherapy or bright light therapy is the exposure to direct sunlight or artificial light at controlled wavelengths in order to treat a variety of medical disorders, including seasonal affective disorder (SAD), circadian rhythm sleep-wake disorders, cancers, and skin wound infections.

5. Ultraviolet - Wikipedia

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   Ultraviolet ( UV) light is electromagnetic radiation of wavelengths of 10–400 nanometers, shorter than that of visible light, but longer than X-rays. UV radiation is present in sunlight, and constitutes about 10% of the total electromagnetic radiation output from the Sun. It is also produced by electric arcs, Cherenkov radiation, and ...

6. Red light therapy is going viral for skin, hair and ... - AOL

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   Red light therapy is also different from phototherapy, which uses bright UVA or UVB light to treat conditions such as newborn jaundice or psoriasis, and is administered in medical settings, per ...

7. PUVA therapy - Wikipedia

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   PUVA ( psoralen and UVA) is an ultraviolet light therapy treatment for skin diseases: vitiligo, eczema, psoriasis, graft-versus-host disease, mycosis fungoides, large plaque parapsoriasis, and cutaneous T-cell lymphoma, using the sensitizing effects of the drug psoralen. [1] : 686 [2] [3] The psoralen is applied or taken orally to sensitize the ...