R Jackson1. 1. Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The development of knowledge concerning the role of sun exposure in causing skin cancer has been a gradual one. OBJECTIVE: This article reviews the article by Urbach who used manikin coated with an ultraviolet dosimeter to see exactly where on the head and neck the exposure was greatest. CONCLUSION: Urbach showed that the areas of greatest sun exposure on his manikins corresponded with the location of 95% of squamous cell carcinoma and 66% of basal cell carcinoma. He also clearly showed the importance of scattered sky and reflected radiation.
BACKGROUND: The development of knowledge concerning the role of sun exposure in causing skin cancer has been a gradual one. OBJECTIVE: This article reviews the article by Urbach who used manikin coated with an ultraviolet dosimeter to see exactly where on the head and neck the exposure was greatest. CONCLUSION: Urbach showed that the areas of greatest sun exposure on his manikins corresponded with the location of 95% of squamous cell carcinoma and 66% of basal cell carcinoma. He also clearly showed the importance of scattered sky and reflected radiation.
Authors: Giovanni Nicoletti; Marco Mario Tresoldi; Alberto Malovini; Borelli Francesco; Angela Faga Journal: Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open Date: 2020-04-07