As NHS Hospitals rely more and more on IT systems as they further modernise, Konica Minolta's two versions of its easy-to-use SLR LUMINANCE METER will prove of interest to Radiology Departments.

The Luminance Meter is recommended for setting up, improving and measuring the brightness of equipment monitors used in medical screening and clinicians studies.

There are the LS-100 and the LS-110 version of the latest Luminance Meter. The LS-100 has a 1o acceptance angle, and a measuring range of between 0.001cd/m2 to 299,900 cd/m2, whilst the LS-110 has a 1/30 acceptance angle and a measuring range of 0.01 cd/m2 to 999,900 cd/m2. The narrow acceptance angles allows accurate measurements of small specimen areas. In addition, the optional close-up lenses can be used to measure areas as small as 0.4mm.
With the Konica Minolta Luminance Meter, the user simply views the measuring area through the viewfinder, pulls the trigger, and the correct measurement appears. The optical system is also virtually flareless, eliminating the influence of light from outside the measurement area.

The units are battery operated and easily portable, so can be hand held or mounted on a tripod and linked to a computer for remote luminance measuring.

Adding to its medical application, the Konica Minolta SLR Luminance Meter can be used in other environments, including Health & Safety, the automotive and aeronautical industries. An earlier version was even adapted for use in an Apollo space mission were it played a necessary part in the flight programme.

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