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. 1984 Dec;111(6):663-72.
doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.1984.tb14149.x.

A portable instrument for quantifying erythema induced by ultraviolet radiation

B L Diffey, R J Oliver, P M Farr

A portable instrument for quantifying erythema induced by ultraviolet radiation

B L Diffey et al. Br J Dermatol. 1984 Dec.

Abstract

The design and performance of an instrument for quantifying ultraviolet-induced cutaneous erythema are discussed. If the instrument is used to record an 'erythema index' at a site on the skin before and after irradiation, the difference between those two readings is essentially related to an increase in vasodilation and is largely independent of the melanin content of the epidermis.

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