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Descriptor English:   Ultraviolet Therapy 
Descriptor Spanish:   Terapia Ultravioleta 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Terapia Ultravioleta 
Synonyms English:   Actinotherapy  
Tree Number:   E02.774.945
Definition English:   The use of ultraviolet electromagnetic radiation in the treatment of disease, usually of the skin. This is the part of the sun's spectrum that causes sunburn and tanning. Ultraviolet A, used in PUVA, is closer to visible light and less damaging than Ultraviolet B, which is ionizing. 
Indexing Annotation English:   non-ionizing but short-wave UV is ionizing; do not use /util except by MeSH definition; coord with dis /radiother, not dis /ther; do not index here for ultraviolet ther in PUVA THERAPY unless particularly discussed
See Related English:   Photochemotherapy
 
History Note English:   65 
Allowable Qualifiers English:  
AE adverse effects CL classification
CT contraindications EC economics
ES ethics HI history
IS instrumentation MT methods
MO mortality NU nursing
PX psychology ST standards
SN statistics & numerical data TD trends
UT utilization VE veterinary
Record Number:   14866 
Unique Identifier:   D014467 

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