Definition: 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.
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 AlsoPhotochemotherapy ExamplesPUVA Therapy
Other names Actinotherapy; Ultraviolet Therapies; Therapies, Ultraviolet; Actinotherapies; Therapy, Ultraviolet
