Optical radiation safety of medical light sources

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 981-996

  Sliney, David H ^a  

^a U S ARMY CENTER FOR HEALTH PROMOTION AND PREVENTIVE MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HEAT INJURY; HUMAN; PHOTOTOXICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION HAZARD; RADIATION INJURY; RADIOMETRY; RISK ASSESSMENT; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; EYE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; LIGHT; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; SKIN; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 0030966915     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/42/5/016     Document Type: Article

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