actinic

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Two welders, their eyes protected from the blinding actinic rays of a powerful arc by brown glasses, worked behind them.

From Slate • Jun. 20, 2020

Ms. Rought said it was not unusual for a skin check to lead her to to freeze as many as 30 precancerous lesions called actinic keratoses on a patient during a single visit.

From New York Times • Nov. 20, 2017

Dr. Lim said the dermatology academy’s position is that actinic keratoses should be treated, as it is impossible to know which ones will turn into cancer, but some specialists are questioning whether that’s necessary.

From New York Times • Nov. 20, 2017

Prosecutors say Kolbusz falsely diagnosed patients with actinic keratosis, or sun-induced skin lesions that can potentially become cancerous.

From Washington Times • Oct. 21, 2014

A lamp giving a light yellowish in colour has usually low actinic power, while all those lamps giving a soft white light are generally found to be highly actinic.

From Wireless Transmission of Photographs Second Edition, Revised and Enlarged 1919 by Martin, Marcus J.