Radiographic viewing conditions at Johannesburg Hospital

Biomedical Imaging and Intervention Journal

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2008, Pages

  Nyathi, Thulani ^a   Mwale, A N ^a   Segone, P ^b   Mhlanga, S H ^b   Pule, M L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Ambient lighting; Luminance; Quality assurance

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; ILLUMINATION; LUMINANCE; PHOTOMETER; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIOGRAPHY; SOUTH AFRICA; STANDARD;

EID: 51149089335     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18235530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2349/biij.4.2.e17     Document Type: Article

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