Kushelevsky A P, Kudish A I
Department of Nuclear Engineering, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel.
Isr J Med Sci. 1996 Jul;32 Suppl:S24-7.
Thousands of patients suffering from psoriasis have been treated successfully in the Dead Sea area by climatological methods, without medication. This high rate of success, measured in terms of partial to complete plaque clearance and reported to exceed 85% after 3-4 weeks of treatment, has been assumed to be associated with a unique ultraviolet (UV) radiation environment present in the Dead Sea region. In order to broaden our knowledge of the UV radiation environment at the Dead Sea, continuous monitoring of UV (both B and A) and global radiation has recently been initiated at two sites--Ein Bokek (located in the vicinity of the Dead Sea 375 m below mean sea level) and Beer Sheva (315 m above mean sea level)--to facilitate an intercomparison of their respective radiation intensities. The results of the first year of a detailed study of the global, UVB and UVA radiation intensities measured at both sites are summarized and reported in terms of the monthly average daily, average midday (11:00-13:00) and the corresponding maximum values. The radiation data for clear days (based upon the absolute magnitude of the global radiation) were also analyzed to perform an intercomparison between Ein Bokek and Beer Sheva for a winter month and a summer month for which all three types of radiation data were available at both sites.
数以千计的牛皮癣患者在死海地区通过气候疗法成功治愈，无需药物治疗。这种高成功率，以斑块部分至完全清除来衡量，据报道在治疗3 - 4周后超过85%，被认为与死海地区独特的紫外线（UV）辐射环境有关。为了拓宽我们对死海紫外线辐射环境的认识，最近在两个地点——埃因博凯克（位于死海附近，海平面以下375米）和贝尔谢巴（海平面以上315米）——开始了对紫外线（B和A）以及全球辐射的持续监测，以便对它们各自的辐射强度进行相互比较。在两个地点测量的全球、UVB和UVA辐射强度的详细研究第一年的结果，按照月平均日、平均中午（11:00 - 13:00）以及相应的最大值进行了总结和报告。还对晴天的辐射数据（基于全球辐射的绝对值）进行了分析，以便在埃因博凯克和贝尔谢巴之间，针对两个地点都有所有三种辐射数据的一个冬季月份和一个夏季月份进行相互比较。
