Ultraviolet Blood Irradiation
This therapy has many names: Ultraviolet Blood Irradiation, Photoluminescence,
Hematologic Oxidative Therapy, etc., and was first introduced in the 1930's to
combat the polio virus.
Ultraviolet light has been used as a disinfectant for many years.
Most contaminated objects can be cleansed rapidly of viruses and bacteria in this
manner However, the most dramatic effect of ultraviolet irradiation is the
stimulation of theimmune system and various enzyme systems.
When a small quantity of blood is treated with ultraviolet light, an astounding
thing happens  Through a mechanism which probably involves increased production
of lymphokines, the immune system is activated to "attack" either cancer cells or
invading organisms The exact mechanisms are not known at present.
In 1942, Dr. Virgil K. Hancock and others listed several reactions that were happening:
Inactivation of toxins.
Destruction and inhibition of growth of bacteria.
Increase in the oxygen combining power of the blood and oxygen transportation to organs.
Activation of steroid hormones.
Vasodilation.
Activation of white blood cells.
Immunostimulation of cellular and humoral immunity
Stimulation of fibrinolysis
Decreased viscosity of blood
Improved microcirculation
Stimulation of corticosteroid production
Decreased platelet aggregation
The history of UBI therapy goes back to the discovery of ultraviolet radiation t
herapy by Dr. Niels Finsen in the 1880's. Hedidn't actually use it this way, he only
discovered the potential. One of the pioneers in this form of therapy and the man who
developed the equipment from which the current equipment is copied is Emmet S. Knott.
In 1928, he irradiated blood from the first human subject - a case of sepsis (blood borne
bacterial infection). This patient recovered rapidly. Together with Dr. Hancock, they presented
many successful cases treated to a local medical society in Washington.
By June 1942, 6,520 patients had been treated with ultraviolet therapy. It worked in
over 95% of the cases without any harmful side effects - a difficult concept to accept,
knowing the harmful effects of current therapies of all sorts.
All of this marvelous work was done before there was any understanding of the
immune system. Thus, they made a monumental breakthrough in therapeutics without
any understanding of the mechanism. The process of performing this therapy is almost the
same today as it was then.
A small amount of blood is removed from the patient (varies according to weight).
The maximum amount of blood that is withdrawn is 1-1/2 cc per pound and it never
exceeds 300 cc. An anticoagulant is added to keep it from clotting. The blood is
then irradiated with U.V. light through a window in a closed air-tight circuit.
The blood is then returned to the patient.
The procedure is done sometimes once (in case of an acute viral infection) or
multiple times. It can be used as much as two to three times per week for long
periods in cancer and other immune system diseases.
The procedure that is being used today at Yale University by Dr. Richard Edelson
and his staff to treat lymphoma is vastly different. Although they use ultraviolet
light they irradiate the patient's entire blood volume. In 1930's, Dr. Knott found that if
you irradiate too much of the blood volume you can cause the patient to go into shock.
The Yale therapy is called "photopheresis" and the equipment is a refinement of
that of Knott's from the 1930's. The main difference between the Yale technique
and ours is: 1) They separate the nucleated blood cells from the red blood cells in the
plasma. It supposedly improves effectiveness. 2) They irradiate all the patients blood. 3)
It costs $2000.00 per treatment. 4)The filters in the instrument cost several hundred
extra dollars and has to be replaced each time. 5) They use photo-active drugs
as well.
In summary, the Yale equipment is certainly an effective method, but the improved
benefit to cost ratio for treating infections couldn't be achieved since Knott
attained almost 100% effectiveness with his earlier rendition of the equipment.
In 1943 Dr. Milley published work regarding viral pneumonia:
Complete disappearance of toxic symptoms 24-76 hours after a single treatment.
Disappearance of cough in 3-7 days.
X-ray evidence of lung clearing in 24-96 hours.
There is no other therapy today that can do that.
There are many articles that have been written concerning the effectiveness of
this technique for infectious disease as can be seen by the list following this
article. The fact that UBI is being used and approved for beating a type of cancer means that we
are dealing with an excellent immune stimulant.
There is a book available called "Into the Light" written by William Campbell Douglass, M.D.
which contains even more details bout this therapy that is recommended for
the following conditions:
Viral Infections (Hepatitis, respiratory, etc.)
Pneumonia
Wound infections
Septicemia
Inflammatory Processes: fibrositis, bursitis, iritis, pancreatitis, etc.
Autoimmune diseases: rheumatoid arthritis, etc.
Osteomyelitis
Non-healing wounds
Cancer *This is purely experimental
Immune deficiency problems
Peripheral vascular disease
Probably most vascular disease
Thrombophlebitis
Emphysema
In summary UBI is:
An FDA approved therapeutic piece of equipment
Safe
Effective
Relatively inexpensive
Covered by some insurance companies
Easy to do At 08:44 PM 1/21/10 -0700, Bill Schramm wrote:
>>>>
If you are talking about UV blood irradiation, I am missing something. The helium-neon laser outputs in the bright red range (this is the typical choice in a lower powered version for laser pointers). Since lasers are by definition monochromatic, there would be no output of UV.<<<<
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> From: Reid Smith <[email protected]>
> To: [email protected]
> Cc: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: UV Blood treatments......off topic
> Date: Wednesday, April 08, 1998 10:09 PM
>
> >A while back someone asked me about UV blood irradiation.
> >This is a very good link..... http://www.ubi.org/
> >He thinks plain old sunlight and sunbathing can provide a low level UV boost
> >to the blood and general health. There are also machines of course.
> >Dan
>
> >From that web site:
>
> How is LBI administered?
>
> Many approaches have been tried. A particularly effective one is to use in
> 30-minute sessions a helium-neon laser with 1-5 milliwatt output at the tip
> of a polymer-coated quartz fiber (ranging from 200 to 600 micrometers in
> diameter) inserted into a vein
> with an IV needle. For serious chronic disorders like rheumatoid arthritis
> and schizophrenia, the sessions are repeated daily 5-15 times, depending on the
> patient's condition. Raising the wattage seems to convey little or no
> benefit. As
> with UBI, repeated small doses have better cumulative effects than the same
> total
> dosage administered in a single session.
>
> It's Interesting they said helium and I believe that is what Rife said that
> worked the best.
>
> Take Care
>
> Reid
>
>
>
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