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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Jul 26.
Published in final edited form as: Photodermatol Photoimmunol Photomed. 2006 Dec;22(6):290–296. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0781.2006.00255.x

Table 3.

Spot Sizes used in published phototesting studies

First author Spot size
Wolska (24) 2 cm2 sites on the lower back
van Weelden (22) 6 × 8 cm2 on extensor forearms; 5 × 8 cm2 on the trunk
Lehmann (20) 5 × 8 cm2 on the back or extensor surfaces of the arms
Hasan (17) 5 × 8 cm2 to 2 × 2 cm2 on upper back, upper arm or forearm
Kuhn (18) 4 × 5 cm2 on upper back or extensor arms
Sanders (21) 6 × 8 cm2 on the extensor surface of the forearms or trunk