IR ear thermometers: What do they measure and how do they comply with the EU technical regulation?

Physiological Measurement

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 699-708

  Pušnik, Igor ^a   Van Der Ham, Eric ^b   Drnovšek, Janko ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

^b NMi Van Swinden Laboratorium   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Infrared ear thermometers; Medical device directive; Traceability

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL EQUIPMENT; DIAGNOSIS; MEASUREMENT ERRORS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

INFRARED EAR THERMOMETER; MEASURAND; MEASUREMENT INSTRUMENTATION; MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; MEDICAL DEVICE DIRECTIVE; MEDICAL DEVICES; TECHNICAL REGULATION; TEST AND MEASUREMENT; TEST INSTRUMENTATION; TRACEABILITY;

THERMOMETERS;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; CALIBRATION; DEVICE; FOREHEAD; HUMAN; INFRARED RADIATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; STANDARD; THERMOMETER; THERMOMETRY; TYMPANIC THERMOMETER;

EID: 3142583260     PISSN: 09673334     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0967-3334/25/3/010     Document Type: Article

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