| Descriptor English: | Phototherapy | ||||||
| Descriptor Spanish: |
Fototerapia
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Fototerapia | ||||||
| Descriptor French: | Photothérapie | ||||||
| Entry term(s): |
Blue Light Therapies Blue Light Therapy Blue-light Therapies Blue-light Therapy Light Phototherapies, Red Light Phototherapy, Red Light Therapies Light Therapies, Blue Light Therapy Light Therapy, Blue Photoradiation Therapies Photoradiation Therapy Phototherapies Phototherapies, Red Light Phototherapy, Red Light Red Light Phototherapies Red Light Phototherapy Therapies, Blue Light Therapies, Blue-light Therapies, Light Therapies, Photoradiation Therapy, Blue Light Therapy, Blue-light Therapy, Light Therapy, Photoradiation |
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| Tree number(s): |
E02.774 |
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| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D010789 | ||||||
| Scope note: | Treatment of disease by exposure to light, especially by variously concentrated light rays or specific wavelengths. |
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| Annotation: | coord disease with /ther, not /radiother; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; COLOR THERAPY; & ULTRAVIOLET THERAPY are also available |
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| Allowable Qualifiers: |
AE adverse effects CL classification EC economics ES ethics HI history IS instrumentation MO mortality MT methods NU nursing PX psychology SN statistics & numerical data ST standards TD trends VE veterinary |
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| Previous Indexing: |
Jaundice, Neonatal/therapy (1966-1980) Light/therapeutic use (1967-1980) |
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| Public MeSH Note: | 81; was LIGHT/therapeutic use 1966-80; HELIOTHERAPY was see under PHYSICAL THERAPY 1975-85 & SUNLIGHT 1963-74 |
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| Online Note: | to search LIGHT/TU use PHOTOTHERAPY 1966-80 (with no qualif) |
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| History Note: | 81; was LIGHT/therapeutic use 1966-80 |
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| Entry Version: | PHOTOTHER |
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| DeCS ID: | 10987 | ||||||
| Unique ID: | D010789 | ||||||
| NLM Classification: | WB 480 | ||||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||||
| Date Established: | 1981/01/01 | ||||||
| Date of Entry: | 1980/04/09 | ||||||
| Revision Date: | 2023/03/16 |
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ANALYTICAL, DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC TECHNIQUES, AND EQUIPMENT
Therapeutics [E02]Therapeutics
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Phototherapy
- Preferred
Blue Light Therapy
- Narrower
Red Light Phototherapy
- Narrower
| Concept UI |
M0016762 |
| Scope note | Treatment of disease by exposure to light, especially by variously concentrated light rays or specific wavelengths. |
| Preferred term | Phototherapy |
| Entry term(s) |
Light Therapies Light Therapy Photoradiation Therapies Photoradiation Therapy Phototherapies Therapies, Light Therapies, Photoradiation Therapy, Light Therapy, Photoradiation |
| Concept UI |
M000759021 |
| Preferred term | Blue Light Therapy |
| Entry term(s) |
Blue Light Therapies Blue-light Therapies Blue-light Therapy Light Therapies, Blue Light Therapy, Blue Therapies, Blue Light Therapies, Blue-light Therapy, Blue Light Therapy, Blue-light |
| Concept UI |
M000759022 |
| Preferred term | Red Light Phototherapy |
| Entry term(s) |
Light Phototherapies, Red Light Phototherapy, Red Phototherapies, Red Light Phototherapy, Red Light Red Light Phototherapies |
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