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phototherapy

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-006647

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

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-006647
FieldOncology and biomedicine
Synonymslight therapy
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-006647",
  "term": "phototherapy",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "The treatment of disease with certain types of light. Phototherapy can use lasers, LED, fluorescent lamps, and ultraviolet or infrared radiation. Also called light therapy.",
  "synonyms": [
    "light therapy"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/phototherapy/"
}

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