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Infrared Energy and Skin: Biological Effects and Health Hazards

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Light, Lasers, and Synchrotron Radiation

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The infrared region (IR) has been subdivided (1) into three biologically significant bands:

$$ {{\text{IR - A between 0}}{\text{.75 and 1}}{\text{.4 }}\mu {\text{m}}} \\ {{\text{IR - B between 1}}{\text{.4 and 3}}{\text{.0 }}\mu {\text{m}}} \\ {{\text{IR - C between 3}}{\text{.0 and 1}}{{\text{0}}^3}\mu {\text{m}}} $$

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  1. Istituto Ricerca Onde Elettromagnetiche, CNR, Via Panciatichi 64, 50127, Florence, Italy

    Alessandro Checcucci

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  1. National Institute of Health, Rome, Italy

    M. Grandolfo

  2. Sincrotrone Trieste, Trieste, Italy

    A. Rindi

  3. U.S. Army Environmental Hygiene Agency, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, USA

    D. H. Sliney

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Checcucci, A. (1991). Infrared Energy and Skin: Biological Effects and Health Hazards. In: Grandolfo, M., Rindi, A., Sliney, D.H. (eds) Light, Lasers, and Synchrotron Radiation. NATO ASI Series, vol 242. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-0661-8_17

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