Guidelines for dosimetry and calibration in ultraviolet radiation therapy: A report of a British Photodermatology Group Workshop

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 146, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 755-763

  Taylor, D K ^a   Anstey, A V ^b   Coleman, A J ^c   Diffey, B L ^d   Farr, P M ^e   Ferguson, J ^f   Ibbotson, S ^f   Langmack, K ^g   Lloyd, J J ^d   Mccann, P ^h   Martin, C J ⁱ   Menageacute, H Du P ^c   Moseley, H ^f   Murphy, G ^j   Pye, S D ^k   Rhodes, L E ^l   Rogers, S ^m  

^a GLOUCESTERSHIRE ROYAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL GWENT HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d Regional Medical Physics Department   (United Kingdom)

^e ROYAL VICTORIA INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^g St George's Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^h ST LUKE S HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

ⁱ WESTERN INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^j BEAUMONT HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^k WESTERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^l UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^m University of Manchester ^*  (Ireland)

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Author keywords

Dosimetry; Guidelines; Phototherapy; Psoralen ultraviolet A; Radiation; Ultraviolet

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; DOSIMETRY; ERYTHEMA; EXPOSURE; HUMAN; MEASUREMENT; PHOTOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOMETRY; REVIEW; RISK; TECHNIQUE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

HUMANS; RADIOMETRY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; SKIN DISEASES; ULTRAVIOLET THERAPY;

EID: 0036103392     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2133.2002.04740.x     Document Type: Review

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