The measurement and analysis of normal incidence solar UVB radiation and its application to the photoclimatherapy protocol for psoriasis at the Dead sea, Israel

Photochemistry and Photobiology

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 215-222

  Kudish, Avraham I ^a,b   Harari, Marco ^b,c   Evseev, Efim G ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b The Dead Sea and Arava Science Center   (Israel)

^c DMZ MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLIMATE; HUMAN; ISRAEL; PHOTOTHERAPY; PSORIASIS; SUNLIGHT; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

CLIMATE; HUMANS; ISRAEL; PHOTOTHERAPY; PSORIASIS; SUNLIGHT; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 78650656889     PISSN: 00318655     EISSN: 17511097     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-1097.2010.00842.x     Document Type: Article

References (20)

1. Steinhorn, I., and, J. R. Gat, (1983) The Dead Sea. Sci. Am. 249, 84-91.
2. Even-Paz, Z., and, D. Efron, (1996) The Dead Sea as a health spa resort. Isr. J. Med. Sci. 32 (S), 4-8.
3. Dostrovsky, A., and, F. Sagher, (1959) The therapeutic effect of the Dead Sea on some skin diseases. Harefuah 57, 143-145.
4. Avrach, W. W., and, A. M. Niordson, (1974) Treatment of psoriasis at the Dead Sea. Ugeskr. Laeg. 13, 2687-2690.
5. Abels, D. J., and, B. J. Kattan, (1985) Psoriasis treatment at the Dead Sea. J. Am. Acad. Dermatol. 12, 639-543.
6. Sukenik, S., (1994) Spa treatment for arthritis at the Dead Sea area. Isr. J. Med. Sci. 30, 919-921.
7. Even-Paz, Z., D. Efron, V. Kipnis, and, D. J. Abels, (1996) How much Dead Sea for psoriasis. J. Dermatol. Treat. 7, 17-19.
8. Abels, D. J., and, V. Kipnis, (1998) Bioclimatology and balneology: A Dead Sea perspective. Clin. Dermatol. 16 (6), 695-698.
9. Harari, M., and, J. Shani, (1997) Demographic evaluation of successful anti-psoriatic climatotherapy at the Dead Sea. Int'l. J. Dermatol. 36, 304-308.
10. Kushelevsky, A. P., and, M. A. Sifkin, (1975) Ultraviolet light measurements at the Dead Sea and at Beer Sheva. Isr. J. Med. Sci. 11, 488-490.
11. Kushelevsky, A. P., and, A. I. Kudish, (1996) Inter-comparison of global, ultraviolet B and A radiation measurements in the Dead Sea region and Beer Sheva. Isr. J. Med. Sci. 32 (S), 24-27.
12. Abels, D. J., Z. Even-Paz, and, D. Efron, (1996) Bioclimatology at the Dead Sea in Israel. Clin. Dermatol. 14, 653-658.
13. Kudish, A. I., (2009) The measurement and analysis of UV radiation and its use in optimizing treatment protocols for photoclimatherpy of psoriasis at the Dead Sea medical spas. J. Dead Sea and Arava Res. 1, 1-13. Available at:.
14. McKinlay, A., and, B. L. Diffey, (1987) A reference action spectrum for ultraviolet induce erythema in human skin. In Human Exposure to Ultraviolet Radiation: Risks and Regulations (Edited by, W. R. Passchler, and, B. F. M. Bosnajokovic,), pp. 83-87. Elsevier, Amsterdam.
15. Utrillas, M. P., J. A. Martiínez-Lozano, and, M. Nuñez, (2010) Ultraviolet radiation protection by a beach umbrella. Photochem. Photobiol. 86, 449-456.
16. Liu, B. Y. H., and, R. C. Jordan, (1963) The long-time average performance of flat-plate solar-energy collectors. Sol. Energy 7, 53-74.
17. Muneer, T., (1997) Solar Radiation and Daylight Models for the Energy Efficient Design of Buildings. Architectural Press, Oxford.
18. Kudish, A. I., E. G. Evseev, and, A. P. Kushelevsky, (1997) The analysis of ultraviolet radiation in the Dead Sea Basin. Int'l. J. Climatology 17, 1697-1704.
19. Kudish, A. I., V. Lyubansky, E. G. Evseev, and, A. Ianetz, (2005) Inter-comparison of Solar UVB, UVA and Global Radiation Clearness Indices and UV Indices for Beer Sheva and Neve Zohar (Dead Sea), Israel. Energy 30, 1623-1641. (Pubitemid 39605992)
20. Grifoni, D., G. Carreras, F. Sabatini, and, G. Zipoli, (2005) UV hazard on a summer's day under Mediterranean conditions and the protective role of a beach umbrella. Int. J. Biometeorol. 50, 75-82.