Comparative evaluation of ocular hazards from projectors-laser and lamp projectors

The World's Leading Conference on Laser Safety, ILSC 2009 - International Laser Safety Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 321-328

  Bylund, Karl ^a   Sliney, David H ^b   Beard, Michael ^a  

^a Microvision   (United States)

^b Consulting Medical Physicist ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HAZARDS; LIGHT SOURCES; OPTICAL PROJECTORS; PROJECTION SYSTEMS;

COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS; DIGITAL PROJECTORS; HAZARD EVALUATION; INFRARED MEASUREMENTS; LASER PROJECTION SYSTEM; OFFICE ENVIRONMENTS; PROJECTION TECHNOLOGY; SOURCE SIZES;

LASER SAFETY;

EID: 84897741114     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2351/1.5056706     Document Type: Conference Paper

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