Ambient illumination revisited: A new adaptation-based approach for optimizing medical imaging reading environments

Medical Physics

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 81-90

  Chawla, Amarpreet S ^a   Samei, Ehsan ^b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b USA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptation luminance level; Ambient light; CRT; Diffuse reflection coefficient; Effective luminance ratio; Eye strain; LCD; Reading rooms

Indexed keywords

CATHODE RAY TUBES; LIGHTING; LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAYS; LIQUID CRYSTALS; MEDICAL IMAGING; REFLECTION;

AMBIENT LIGHT; EYE STRAIN; LUMINANCE LEVELS; LUMINANCE RATIO; READING ROOMS;

LUMINANCE;

ADAPTATION; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ERGONOMICS; EYE MALFORMATION; ILLUMINATION; LIQUID CRYSTAL; LUMINANCE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUPIL; READING;

EID: 33845958058     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.2402583     Document Type: Article

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