A wireless embedded device for personalized ultraviolet monitoring

BIODEVICES 2009 - Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Biomedical Electronics and Devices

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 220-225

  Amini, Navid ^a   Matthews, Jerrid E ^a   Dabiri, Foad ^a   Noshadi, Alireza Vahdatpour ^a   Noshadi, Hyduke ^a   Sarrafzadeh, Majid ^a  

^a University of California   (United States)

Author keywords

Embedded systems; Erythema; Skin cancer; Ultraviolet; Wireless

Indexed keywords

CELL PHONE; EMBEDDED DEVICE; ERYTHEMA; EXPOSURE-TIME; POTENTIAL DEMAND; SKIN CANCER; SKIN CANCERS; SKIN-CARE PRODUCTS; SUN PROTECTION FACTOR; ULTRAVIOLET; UV INDEX; UV LIGHT; UV MONITORING; UV RADIATION; UV SENSOR; WIRELESS;

CELL MEMBRANES; EMBEDDED SOFTWARE; MONITORING; OZONE; OZONE LAYER; SKIN; SOFTWARE ARCHITECTURE; TELECOMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

EMBEDDED SYSTEMS;

EID: 67650517107     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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