The past few weeks of harsh winter weather already has students dreaming of the warmer temperatures, sunny beaches and brown bodies associated with spring break. If you’re thinking of getting a jump start on that base tan, a new tanning unit is available.The Cyber Dome 2, a bed from the Wolff Tanning Industry, is known to tan faster than any other bed on the market. “The neat thing about the Cyber Dome 2 is that it tans several layers deep,” said Charlie Gwinn, manager of the new Co-Ed Tanning Salon. “This allows the customer to make less visits and still get the optimal tanning effect.” Customers would only have to tan once every two weeks, Gwinn said. Triangular UV wavelength integration, the process the Cyber Dome 2 uses, is just an accelerated tanning process, Gwinn said. “The beds use high-output lamps with a higher content of UVA and UVB rays,” Gwinn said. While most beds use 100 watt bulbs, the Cyber Dome 2 uses a combination of 200 and 120 watt bulbs, Gwinn said. “They’re just an upgrade over the normal bulbs that speed up the tanning process,” he said. Warning labels on the Cyber Dome 2 beds are no different than older models, Gwinn said. But no matter what kind of bed used, one OSU doctor says they are all dangerous. Dr. Rajiv Kwatra, chief resident with the division of dermatology at the Ohio State University Medical Center, said people should be aware that any kind of tanning has potential hazards. “It sounds like (the Cyber Dome 2) is as risky if not more because of the more intense UVA rays,” Kwatra said. “If it tans that much more greatly then there’s at least that much more damage (to the cells),” he said. “The deeper the tan, the greater the damage.” The harm caused by the Cyber Dome 2 tanning bed would be the same as a regular bed that a person visits daily, Kwatra said, and he stressed that tanning of any kind increases the risk of cancer. “There are varying degrees of skin cancer,” Kwatra said. “The risk for these types of cancer is significantly increased by sun exposure, especially ultraviolet rays.” Erica Murdock, a sophomore majoring in fashion merchandising, realizes that these risks exist, but she continues to use tanning beds. “During the winter I think being pale makes me look unhealthy,” she said. Murdock is also a dancer for the Columbus Crew soccer team and says that many of the dancers go to tanning beds. “We have to wear these midriff tops and no one wants to have a pale stomach,” she said.