Photobiological evaluation of tanning booths

Journal Article · Fri Jan 23 00:00:00 EST 1981 · Science (Washington, D.C.); (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1126/science.7221547· OSTI ID:5501132

Nachtwey, D S; Rundel, R D

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.

• OSTI ID: 5501132
• Journal Information: Science (Washington, D.C.); (United States), Vol. 211:4480
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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