The effects of body size and orientation on ultraviolet radiation exposure

A V Parisi; Michael G Kimlin; J C F Wong; R A Fleming

doi:10.1111/j.1600-0781.1996.tb00177.x

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The effects of body size and orientation on ultraviolet radiation exposure

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The effects of body size and orientation on ultraviolet radiation exposure

A V Parisi, Michael G Kimlin, J C F Wong and R A Fleming

Photodermatology Photoimmunology and Photomedicine, Vol.12(2), pp.66-72

1996

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0781.1996.tb00177.x

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Abstract

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A method has been developed for determining the UV and erythemal exposures to the entire body. The difference between the ambient erythemal exposure and that to the body compared to the ambient exposure may be as high as 76%. The height, orientation, and overall height had a minimal effect on the exposure to the body with size, time of day and time of year having a significant effect. The diffuse component of UV to a side of the body ranged from 20% to 41% between different times of the year with different levels of cloud cover. The ratio of the body to the ambient erythemal exposures varied from 0.24 to 0.61, with the time of day and time of year with the smaller value for periods of high solar altitude.

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Title: The effects of body size and orientation on ultraviolet radiation exposure
Authors: A V Parisi (Author) - University of Southern Queensland
Michael G Kimlin (Author) - University of Southern Queensland
J C F Wong (Author) - Queensland University of Technology
R A Fleming (Author) - Queensland University of Technology
Publication details: Photodermatology Photoimmunology and Photomedicine, Vol.12(2), pp.66-72
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Inc.
Date published: 1996
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0781.1996.tb00177.x
ISSN: 0905-4383
Copyright note: Copyright © 1996 Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Inc. This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Parisi, A V, Kimlin, Michael G, Wong, J C F, Fleming, R A (1996) The effects of body size and orientation on ultraviolet radiation exposure. Photodermatology Photoimmunology and Photomedicine, Vol. 12, No. 2, pp.66-72, which has been published in final form at http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0781.1996.tb00177.x. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Self-Archiving.
Organisation Unit: University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Health and Sport Sciences - Legacy
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99449139002621
Output Type: Journal article

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