Biological UV-B effect monitoring instrument and method

Details Biological UV-B effect monitoring instrument and method Biological UV-B effect monitoring instrument and method

1993-09-17

1995-03-28

Hannaher, Constantine

Radiant energy

Invisible radiant energy responsive electric signalling

Ultraviolet light responsive means

G01J 500

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054019702

ABSTRACT:
A method for measuring and monitoring the biological effects of UV-B radiation along with an instrument for implementing this method. The biological UV-B effect monitor generally includes a first photodetector sensitive to UV-B only, a second photodetector sensitive to visible light only, and a microprocessor for normalizing the UV-B response relative to the visible response and applying one or more stored biologic response algorithms to the measured and normalized UV-B value to produce a biologic response output signal.

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