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Historical Bibliography Updated: July 14, 2026

Om anvendelse medicinen af koncentrerede kemiske lysstraaler.

Copenhagen: Gyldendalske Boghandlings Forlag, 1896.

Finsen was the founder of modern phototherapy. He demonstrated the value of invisible light, the actinic or chemical ray, the ultra-violet ray, as therapeutic measures. Digital facsimile from wellcomecollection.org at this link

In 1903 Finsen received the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine "in recognition of his contribution to the treatment of diseases, especially lupus vulgaris, with concentrated light radiation, whereby he has opened a new avenue for medical science."

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Entry Number#2000
Permanent Linkhttps://beta.historyofmedicine.com/id/1895
Author Bio LinkWikipedia ↗
External URLom-anvendelse-medicinen-af-koncentrerede-kemiske-lysstraaler

Geographic Context

Publication place: Copenhagen