… application of phototherapy. This article reviews the parameters that determine the efficacy
of phototherapy, briefly discusses current devices and methods used to deliver phototherapy, …

… most common types of phototherapy used. Although psoriasis … Before indicating phototherapy,
a complete patient assessment … Phototherapy is recognized for its benefits and should be …

in when consultant rounds were imminent; and, as no harm seemed to be done, the practice
was tacitly allowed to continue. One particularly fine summer's day in 1956, during a ward …

This review provides an overview on the current state of phototherapy for psoriasis.
Phototherapy, whose first application for psoriasis dates back to almost a century now, is still an …

… The objective in a phototherapy is to utilize the beneficial action of light for treatment …
phototherapy started at the turn of the 20th century. Niels Finsen, the father of modern phototherapy, …

Lasers provide a means of delivering high intensity light to small well-defined areas under
precise control. The biological response depends on the light wavelength and intensity and …

Ultraviolet B (UVB) phototherapy is effective for widespread psoriasis either alone or in
combination with a variety of topical agents or on a rotational basis with other therapies. …

… of phototherapy in the medical literature.We might never have known about the benefits of
phototherapy … then built a phototherapy apparatus with eight 24-in. blue fluorescent tubes and …

Phototherapy has a very long, albeit mostly anecdotal history. Real interest in the use of
ultraviolet irradiation in the treatment of various diseases started in the 19th century and reached …

UVB phototherapy is the mainstay of treatment for moderately-severe to severe psoriasis. It
is indicated for psoriasis of more than 10% total body surface involvement, or even less if the …