Phototherapy resources

Created 2007.

Online resources

Photonet, the National Managed Clinical Network for Phototherapy in Scotland
Newport Phototherapy Training, UK
PubMed Medline searches
DermNet: Phototherapy
BAD: Clinical Guidelines: Phototherapy, Topical PUVA, Photodynamic therapy
Dr Warwick Morison specialises in phototherapy. His office site has extensive information for patients about phototherapy
Dr. Peivand Pirouzi: Practical guidelines for phototherapy
Phototherapy unit manufacturers sites:
J.C. Simon, D. Pflieger, E. Schöpf. Recent advances in Phototherapy. European Journal of Dermatology. Vol. 10, Issue 8, December 2000: 642-5 At: John LIbbey
Sam's F-Lamp FAQ: Fluorescent Lamps, Ballasts, and Fixtures: Principles of Operation, Circuits, Troubleshooting, Repair
emedicine pediatrics: Extensive discussion of phototherapy of neonates with neonatal jaundice
Kalka K, Merk H, Mukhtar H. Photodynamic therapy in dermatology J Am Acad Dermatol 2000 Mar;42(3):389-413; quiz 414-6. At: Medline
R.S. Dawe. Ultraviolet A1 phototherapy. British Journal of Dermatology 2003 148: 4 p. 626. Medline
Rai R, Srinivas CR. Phototherapy: An Indian perceptive. Indian J Dermatol [serial online] 2007 [cited 2008 Feb 29];52:169-75. Available from: http://www.e-ijd.org/text.asp?2007/52/4/169/37719
Phototherapy Service Guidelines, BAD. Available from https://cdn.bad.org.uk/uploads/2022/09/14144343/Phototherapy-Guidance-and-Services-Standards-2022.pdf

Phototherapy Treatment Protocols: For Psoriasis and Other Phototherapy Responsive Dermatoses. Michael D. Zanolli, Michael D. Zanolli, Adele R. Clark, Alan B. Fleischer, S.R. Feldman, Jr., Alan B. Fleischer. 1st edition 2000. CRC Press-Parthenon Publishers
The Science of Phototherapy. Leonard I., Ph.D. Grossweiner. 1st edition 1994. CRC Press
Phototherapy and photochemotherapy of skin disease. Warwick L Morison. 1983. Praeger

In 2013, phototherapy courses are listed at the following websites:

St John's DermAcademy – St Johns Institute of Dermatology, St Thomas' Hospital, London
Four-day residential course in UV phototherapy – Cardiff University, London
Phototherapy workshops – Dermatology Nurses Association, USA

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