A calibrated gray scale for forensic ultraviolet photography

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1056-1058

  Dyer, Adrian G ^a   Muir, L L ^b   Muntz, W R A ^c  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Forensic science; Gray scale; Skin reflectance; Ultraviolet photography; Ultraviolet radiation (UVA)

Indexed keywords

CARBON; MAGNESIUM OXIDE;

ARTICLE; BLUE LIGHT; CALIBRATION; DOCUMENTATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; EYE; FILM; FORENSIC SCIENCE; GRAY SCALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MATERIALS; NORMAL HUMAN; OBSERVATION; PHOTOGRAPHY; PLASTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RED LIGHT; REFLECTANCE; REFLECTOMETRY; SKIN; SKIN REFLECTANCE; SPECTRAL SENSITIVITY; ULTRAVIOLET PHOTOGRAPHY; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; VISUAL EVIDENCE;

EID: 4444333866     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/jfs2003410     Document Type: Article

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