Open AccessThe germicidal action of ultra-violet radiation and its correlation with selective absorption.—Addendum
Author(s) -
C. H. Browning,
Sidney Russ
Publication year - 1918
Publication title -
proceedings of the royal society of london. series b, containing papers of a biological character
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2053-9185
pISSN - 0950-1193
DOI - 10.1098/rspb.1918.0003
Subject(s) - addendum , action (physics) , isolation (microbiology) , absorption (acoustics) , radiation , ultra violet , ultraviolet radiation , chemistry , physics , biology , optics , radiochemistry , microbiology and biotechnology , optoelectronics , philosophy , quantum mechanics , linguistics
Our attention has been drawn to the work of Barnard and Morgan, mention of which was unfortunately omitted from our paper on “The Germicidal Action of Ultra-violet Radiation and its Correlation with Selective Absorption.” Our work was suggested by the necessity for a strictly scientific analysis of recent statements regarding (1) the differentiation and isolation of allied organisms on the basis of varying susceptibility to the lethal action of this radiation; and (2) the possibility of exercising a therapeutic effect in deep-seated infective lesions by exposing the adjacent body surface to a source of the radiation.