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Chapter-13 Therapeutic Light (Actinotherapy/Heliotherapy)

BOOK TITLE: Handbook of Practical Electrotherapy

Author
1. Mitra Pushpal Kumar
ISBN
9788180616204
DOI
10.5005/jp/books/10348_13
Edition
1/e
Publishing Year
2006
Pages
12
Author Affiliations
1. NIOH, Kolkata, National Institute for the Orthopaedically Handicapped, Kolkata
Chapter keywords
Therapeutic light, Sunlight therapy, Physics of therapeutic light, Types of therapeutic light, Ultraviolet radiation (uvr) therapy, Biophysics of uvr, Physiological effects of uvr, Sensitivity to uvr, Instrumentation of uvr therapy, Ultraviolet applications, Mechanism of erythema reaction, Dosimetry of uvr, Red light therapy (infrared rays), Types of infrared energy, Methods of application of infrared ray, Hazards of laser therapy

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