Ultraviolet Radiation

The following FAQ has been developed by our topic editors for this category:

Suntanning and Tanning Booths

The following HPS Web pages also address this category:

			Tanning Salons Fact Sheet
			Ultraviolet Radiation
			Ultraviolet Radiation and Public Health

The following health physics questions have been answered by an expert and approved by our editors for inclusion in our "Ask the Experts" feature. Click on the question to see the answer.

Q12	–	Could sun-bed radiation cause thyroid cancer?
Q111	–	What are the effects of ultraviolet radiation on humans?
Q205	–	What are the health effects of tanning beds?
Q211	–	What are the effects of UV radiation?
Q267	–	If we use sun block to protect us from the various types of UV rays are we safe from skin cancer?
Q407	–	Chemical names for UVA and UVB blockers
Q499	–	Tanning beds and skin cancer
Q552	–	Tanning beds
Q561	–	Tanning beds
Q676	–	Tanning beds
Q1206	–	UVA and UVB radiation; coating on sunglasses
Q1325	–	Comparison between electron beam and ultraviolet radiation
Q1553	–	Side effects of tanning beds
Q1604	–	Suntanning
Q1750	–	Tanning and medications
Q1829	–	Tanning beds and effects on sperm
Q1833	–	IR lamps
Q1850	–	Sun compared with tanning beds
Q1851	–	Film to block UV
Q1894	–	Tanning booth
Q2085	–	Tanning beds compared with suntanning
Q2111	–	Is ultraviolet radiation ionizing?
Q2203	–	Tanning beds and effects on ovaries
Q2384	–	Eye damage
Q2470	–	Tanning and skin cancer
Q2531	–	Sun vs. Tanning Bed
Q2777	–	Breast milk
Q3005	–	Sunblocks
Q3048	–	Tanning does not affect bone marrow
Q3061	–	Tanning vs. nuclear reactor exposure
Q3255	–	UVB Shields
Q3406	–	Risks of tanning booths
Q6540	–	Risks of tanning
Q9450	–	Effects of UVC on humans

The following website may also be useful:

Tanning (Scientific American)