MEDICAL APPLICATION OF ULTRAVIOLET RADIANT ENERGY
Authors: Frank H. Krusen
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1940)

Article1 October 1940MEDICAL APPLICATION OF ULTRAVIOLET RADIANT ENERGYFRANK H. KRUSEN, M.D., F.A.C.P.FRANK H. KRUSEN, M.D., F.A.C.P.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-14-4-641 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe use of ultraviolet radiation in the treatment of disease has been most extensive, but much of the literature on the subject has been poorly written and is of an unconvincing nature. It is, therefore, essential that one make a careful analysis of the writings on this subject and accept only that which seems to have proved its claims by properly controlled studies.INDICATIONS FOR ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATIONDiseases of the Alimentary Tract. There is now sufficient evidence to indicate that ultraviolet irradiation may be of distinct value in the treatment of tuberculous peritonitis and enteritis. Since this condition is one...References1. 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