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ULTRA-VIOLET rays cannot penetrate deeply into tissues; consequently, investigations of their biological effects have been limited to unicellular forms, cells in tissue culture, and the surface cells of organs and organisms. In my apparatus designed for conducting ultra-violet photons to the deeper cells of the brain, penetration of the tissue is achieved with quartz fibres which act as conductors for the energies under consideration.
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HYDE, J. Transmission of Ultra-violet Rays in Quartz Fibres. Nature 200, 906 (1963). https://doi.org/10.1038/200906a0
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