Techniques for assessing human UV exposures

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5156, Issue , 2003, Pages 197-206

  Kimlin, Michael G ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DERMATOLOGY; DOSIMETRY; DRUG PRODUCTS; ELECTROMAGNETIC SHIELDING; ELECTRON ABSORPTION; EXPOSURE CONTROLS; HEALTH RISKS; PATIENT MONITORING; PATIENT TREATMENT; POPULATION STATISTICS;

CHLOROFORM; POLYSULPHONE; SKIN CANCER;

ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

EID: 2342518905     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.509096     Document Type: Conference Paper

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