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Science 23 January 1981:
Vol. 211. no. 4480, pp. 405 - 407
DOI: 10.1126/science.7221547
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Science, Vol 211, Issue 4480, 405-407
Copyright © 1981 by American Association for the Advancement of Science

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A photobiological evaluation of tanning booths

DS Nachtwey and RD Rundel

The use of tanning booths as a substitute for natural sunlight is becoming increasingly popular. However, unless careful attention is paid to proper design and maintenance, the radiation field inside a tanning booth can be highly anisotropic. The use of simple, inexpensive ultraviolet radiation meters to measure dosage can lead to serious overexposure. Since the ultraviolet radiation inside a tanning booth has a greater proportion of short wavelengths (less than 300 nanometers) than natural sunlight, the amount of skin cancer-inducing radiation received for a tan may be twice that received for a natural suntan.


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