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light therapy

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-004836

The treatment of disease with certain types of light. Light therapy can use lasers, LED, fluorescent lamps, and ultraviolet or infrared radiation. Also called phototherapy.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-004836
FieldOncology and biomedicine
Synonymsphototherapy
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-004836",
  "term": "light therapy",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "The treatment of disease with certain types of light. Light therapy can use lasers, LED, fluorescent lamps, and ultraviolet or infrared radiation. Also called phototherapy.",
  "synonyms": [
    "phototherapy"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/light-therapy/"
}

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