The medical photophysics laboratory |
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Staff: Noha Al-Heneyan (Technician) Hadeyah Al-Hajry (Technician) Hessa Al-Sebaey (Technician) Maha Al-Enezy (Technician) Hanouf Al-Enezy (Technician)
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The medical
photophysics laboratory is involved in the following activities: 1- Set up of photophysics lab., Workshop, UVA and UVB treatment rooms, and Laser rooms. 2- Training the nursing staff who are involved in the treatment of patients with PUVA and UVB. 3- Calibration of PUVA and UVB units periodically. 4- Calibration of different instrument and detectors in the lab. 5- Photo-testing of patients of different skin types using Applied Photophysics Photo-irradiator and Multiport solar simulator ( Model XPS 200 ) 6- Measurement of the absorbency (or light transmission) of sunglasses for patients treated with photosensitizer, to protect their eyes from UVR. 7- Measurement of erythema and pigmentation in human skin using non-invasive techniques by: a) Spectrophotometer ( Minolta CM-200 ) b) Spectrofluorometer ( FluroMax-2 ) 8- Study of changes of optical parameters of human skin with various stimuli, using spectrofluorometer. 9- Training of students of Technical College in the field of applied physics in Dermatology. |