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UV or not UV?
That is the question?
This site...
We will at this website try to help you answer the question UV or not UV
for the treatment of your skin challenge. Amjo Corp has developed a focus on
the use of UVB Narrow Band and we'd like to share some of our experience
with you.
Amjo Corp
We opened our doors over ten years ago and since our humble beginning we
have gained expertise in many areas associated with Ultraviolet
Phototherapy. This site is dedicated to UV or Ultraviolet Phototherapy. On
the pages at this site, we will try and educate you in the use of UVA, UVB
and UVB Narrowband Phototherapy used in the treatment of many skin
challenges such as Psoriasis, Eczema, Vitiligo, T Cell Lymphoma (CTCL) and
Mycosis Fungoides to name a few.
Home Phototherapy
We have a lot to do to complete this website or even make it useful.
Construction began January 17th 2009 and will be continuing for some time.
In the meantime we would recommend that you visit our main site at
www.HomePhotoTherapy.com where
you'll find lots of information on UVB Narrowband phototherapy for the
treatment of
Psoriasis and other challenges.
UVB Narrowband or UVB Narrow Band
UVB Narrow Band is a subset of the UVB Broadband spectrum. The UVB band
comprises the range of wavelengths between 290 nm and 320 nm while UVB
Narrowband is a "narrow band" of wavelengths centered at roughly 311 nm.
UVB Narrow Band causes less sun burning or erythemal effect than other
treatments such as UVB Broadband. The chart above shows that the skin's
erythemal (sun burning sensitivity) is at its max at around 297 nm and that
UVB NB with it's spectra centered around 311-313 nm generates very low
erythemal response. This allows the user to have longer treatment times
before "seeing" an erythemal response. UVB NB is fast becoming the
recommended treatment to replace Broadband UVB and PUVA. Most of Amjo's
sales today are UVB Narrow Band Phototherapy Systems.
Clinical
studies have shown that the peak therapeutic effectiveness of UVB to be
between 295 to 313 nm and that wavelengths below (shorter) than roughly 300
nm are more likely to cause a strong erythemal response or severe burning.
UVB Narrow Band is in the 311-313 nm range and causes less burning than
shorter wavelengths.
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