Description:
Providing the most comprehensive, up-to-date coverage of this exciting biomedical field, this handbook gathers together a large team of international experts to give readers a complete account of the application of light in healthcare and medical science. The book progresses logically from the history and fundamentals of photomedicine to diverse therapeutic applications of light, known collectively as phototherapies. It facilitates understanding of human diseases caused by light, the rationale for photoprotection, and major applications of phototherapy in clinical practice.