Opinion: An upper limit to lighting?
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Jacobs, Valery Ann
- Source
- Lighting Research & Technology. Nov2018, Vol. 50 Issue 7, p964-964. 1p.
- Subject
- *LUMINOUS flux
*LIGHTING
*SURGERY
*WOUNDS & injuries
*ENERGY consumption
- Language
- ISSN
- 1477-1535
The article focuses on the maximum illuminance that is allowed in surgical lights in the operating theatre. It mentions about preventing an undesirable temperature rise in the operating field; ratio between irradiance and illuminance so as to prevent burn wounds to patients; and use of the same for reducing energy consumption and might reduce light pollution.