A novel sensor array for field based ocular ultraviolet radiation measurements

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 118, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 265-274

  Fleming, David P ^a   Walsh, J E ^a   Moore, L A ^a   Bergmanson, J P ^b   McMahon, D ^a  

^a DUBLIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTERIOR EYE CHAMBER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA LIMBUS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIODE; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DOSIMETRY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EYE INJURY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INCIDENCE; LATITUDE; LIGHT INTENSITY; LIGHT IRRADIANCE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; OZONE LAYER; PTERYGIUM; RADIATION ABSORPTION; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION FIELD; RADIATION INJURY; RADIATION MEASUREMENT; SENSOR; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; EYE; EYE INJURIES; HUMANS; MONITORING, AMBULATORY; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION MONITORING; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TRANSDUCERS; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 33745685977     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/nci346     Document Type: Article

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