Rethinking the Concepts of Fluence (UV Dose) and Fluence Rate: The Importance of Photon-based Units - A Systemic Review

Photochemistry and Photobiology

Volumn 91, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 1252-1262

  Bolton, James R ^a   Mayor Smith, Ian ^b   Linden, Karl G ^c  

^a Bolton Photosciences Inc   (Canada)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c University of Colorado at Boulder   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PHOTOBIOLOGY; PHOTON; RADIATION RESPONSE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; PHOTOBIOLOGY; PHOTONS; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 84946043305     PISSN: 00318655     EISSN: 17511097     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/php.12512     Document Type: Review

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