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case_images: Comparison of the spectra of a radiator with water-filtered infrared-A (wIRA) and of the sun measured under a cloudless sky at noon in June at sea level in the subtropics and of two different halogen radiators without water-filter for therapeutic and wellness applications (with kind permission of Dr. Helmut Piazena, Charite Berlin; from [13]). . The presented spectral irradiances of the wIRA radiator and of the two different halogen radiators cause the same skin surface temperature rise in humans (temperature-related equivalence of the irradiations). The presented solar irradiance is near the maximum possible value in the subtropics at noon in midsummer on the surface of the Earth at sea level with cloudless sky. The relations between the four presented spectra are therefore realistic.. A typical wIRA radiator emits no ultraviolet radiation (UV) and almost no infrared-B and infrared-C radiation (less than 0.5% compared to 50-80% infrared-B and infrared-C in conventional infrared radiators without water-filter) (details in [13]).
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case_images: At that time, following advices by the author, acetylcysteine (2 times 200 mg per day, given via the PEG tube) and irradiation with water-filtered infrared-A (wIRA) - a special form of heat radiation (Figure 1 (Fig. 1)),, - of the ventral part of the neck and the thorax were added to the therapy (manufacturer of the wIRA radiator: Hydrosun, Mullheim, Germany, radiator type Hydrosun 750 FS).
case_images: Irradiation with water-filtered infrared-A (wIRA) at home.. (A radiator for wIRA emits - besides wIRA - as well visible light.)
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case_images: Within 2 days with wIRA (one day with 4 to 5 hours with irradiation with wIRA at home; Figure 2 (Fig. 2)), salivation decreased markedly and the patient's quality of life clearly improved: For the first time the patient slept without interruption and without the need for sleep-inducing medication.