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Degree

Master of Science in Occupational Health (MSOH), University of Toledo Health Science Campus, School of Allied Health, 2004.

Abstract

The effects of optical radiation exposure from devises used for medical diagnostic and treatment is a relatively unexplored area. A total of five medial clinics that used optical radiation for medical diagnostic and treatment purposes were studied. The main instrument used to measure optical radiation was a Model IL 1400A radiometer/photometer using either a UV Actinic Hazard Detector Model SEL240/T2ACTS or a Blue Light Hazard Detector Model SEL033/TBLU/SCS395/R. A Davis Instrument Extech meter was used to measure visible light. The study suggested that exposure to UV radiation for the sites measured was within the limits of the criteria recommended by ACGIH TLV. It was also found that none of the workers had any formal training in the safe use of the radiation sources tested in this study.

Keywords

optical radiation; UV radiation; dental curing lights; medical evaluation; eye examination

Advisor

Farhang Akbar, Ph.D

Pages

75p.

Document number: mco1095952844
Permalink: http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=mco1095952844

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