title: An indicator device for monitoring of room illuminance level in the radiological image viewing environment.
abstract: Illuminance level in the softcopy image viewing room is a very important factor to optimize productivity in radiological diagnosis. In today's radiological environment, the illuminance measurements are normally done during the quality control procedure and performed annually. Although the room is equipped with dimmer switches, radiologists are not able to decide the level of illuminance according to the standards. The aim of this study is to develop a simple real-time illuminance detector system to assist the radiologists in deciding an adequate illuminance level during radiological image viewing. The system indicates illuminance in a very simple visual form by using light emitting diodes. By employing the device in the viewing room, illuminance level can be monitored and adjusted effectively.
authors.affiliation: Departament of Biomedical Imaging, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. azlanbme@um.edu.my
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Azlan
authors.forename: K H
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Ng
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Anandan
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Nizam
mesh_terms: D004784:Environmental Monitoring / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D004867:Equipment Design; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D008029:Lighting / Q000295:instrumentation*; D010783:Photometry / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D011871:Radiology / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D014159:Transducers