CPC A61N 5/0613 (2013.01) [A61N 5/0601 (2013.01); A61N 5/0603 (2013.01); A61N 5/0624 (2013.01); H01L 27/15 (2013.01); A61N 2005/0611 (2013.01); A61N 2005/0626 (2013.01); A61N 2005/0647 (2013.01); A61N 2005/0652 (2013.01); A61N 2005/0653 (2013.01); A61N 2005/0661 (2013.01); A61N 2005/0662 (2013.01); A61N 2005/0663 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. A method comprising:
providing light comprising a first peak wavelength in a range from 400 nanometers (nm) to 900 nm; and
administering a dose of the light to mammalian tissue within a body to induce a biological effect, the dose of light comprising providing an average irradiance to the tissue over a time period of at most 1 hour, the average irradiance being no more than 1 watt per square centimeter (W/cm2) delivered in a plurality of discrete pulses, each discrete pulse of the plurality of discrete pulses having an irradiance to the tissue in a range from greater than 1 W/cm2 to 10 W/cm2;
wherein the biological effect comprises altering a concentration of one or more pathogens within the body and altering growth of the one or more pathogens within the body.
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