UVdose: an R package for estimating ambient vitamin D-effective UVB and erythemal UV doses.

Authors

Rasha Shraim, Jos van Geffen, Lina Zgaga

Published in

Photochemical & photobiological sciences : Official journal of the European Photochemistry Association and the European Society for Photobiology. Aug 07, 2026. Epub Aug 07, 2026.

Abstract

Ultraviolet (UV) radiation plays a critical role in both beneficial and harmful health outcomes, such as vitamin D synthesis or skin erythema. Accurate quantification of UV exposure relevant to health outcomes is essential in epidemiological and clinical research. We present UVdose, an R package designed to estimate biologically relevant UV doses, including vitamin D-effective UVB and erythemal UV, using the gridded UV products from the Thematic Emission Monitoring Integrated Services (TEMIS) database. The package provides user-friendly tools for integrating environmental UV exposure data, enabling reproducible and scalable analyses in population health and clinical studies.

PMID:
42565967
Bibliographic data and abstract were imported from PubMed on 07 Aug 2026.

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