The use of diode array spectroradiometers for dosimetry in phototherapy

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 47, Issue 24, 2002, Pages 4411-4421

  Oliver, Hannah ^a   Moseley, Harry ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; DIODES; DOSIMETRY; DRUG THERAPY; RADIOMETERS; STRAY LIGHT;

PHOTOTHERAPY;

MEDICAL IMAGING;

ACCURACY; ANALYTICAL ERROR; CALIBRATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIODE; DOSIMETRY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LIGHT RELATED PHENOMENA; PHOTOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DETECTOR; RADIOMETRY; RELIABILITY; REPRODUCIBILITY; REVIEW; SPECTROPHOTOMETER; ULTRAVIOLET A RADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROPHOTOMETRY;

EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; PHOTOTHERAPY; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SCATTERING, RADIATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ULTRAVIOLET; ULTRAVIOLET THERAPY;

EID: 0037153913     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/47/24/308     Document Type: Review

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