Evaluation of laboratory accuracy of forehead radiation thermometers using blackbody sources for tympanic thermometers defined by international standards with adaptors
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Evaluation of laboratory accuracy of forehead radiation thermometers using blackbody sources for tympanic thermometers defined by international standards with adaptors
Evaluation of laboratory accuracy of forehead radiation thermometers using blackbody sources for tympanic thermometers defined by international standards with adaptors
Wang, L., & Goh, C. H. (2022). Evaluation of laboratory accuracy of forehead radiation thermometers using blackbody sources for tympanic thermometers defined by international standards with adaptors. Journal of Medical Engineering & Technology, 47(1), 29–34. https://doi.org/10.1080/03091902.2022.2096135
Abstract:
In view of the gaps between the current clinical thermometer standards and the commercially available products, in particular the introduction of forehead radiation thermometers into the market, ISO initiated a review on standard for clinical thermometers. The original clinical thermometer standards includes requirements for evaluating tympanic (ear) thermometers using identified reference blackbody sources. However, one of the challenges in reviewing the standard is to understand if the reference blackbody sources identified for ear thermometers are still usable for evaluating the laboratory accuracy of forehead thermometers. In order to answer this challenge, four brand new forehead thermometers from two different manufacturers are evaluated at NMC. Two reference blackbody sources, one JIS standard source with very small opening and one NMC source with larger opening, are used for the evaluation. In order to use JIS standard source, two types of adaptors, one supplied by one of the manufactures, one 3D printed, are evaluated. The measurement results together with their measurement uncertainties are presented and analyzsed. Suitable adaptors are identified and recommended.
Key words: Reference blackbody source, Tympanic (ear) thermometer, forehead radiation thermometer, 3D printed adaptors
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Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0)
Funding Info:
There was no specific funding for the research done
Description:
This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of Medical Engineering & Technology on 27 Jul 2022, available online: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/03091902.2022.2096135