Technical Accuracy

Ewa Grodzinsky and Märta Sund Levander ()
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Ewa Grodzinsky: Linköping University
Märta Sund Levander: Linköping University

Chapter Chapter 4 in Understanding Fever and Body Temperature, 2020, pp 37-48 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract Temperature is a measure of the hotness or coldness of an object, where hot has a higher ‘temperature’ than cold. The measurement of temperature is a well-established field of metrology (measurement science), which broadly divides into two practical methods of implementation: contact and non-contact thermometry. Technical accuracy includes different terms. Calibration is the process of attributing a traceable temperature to the output of a thermometer by comparison to a standard source. The traceability is ensured when measurement can be demonstrably related to a common standard. Clinical thermometers can be of two main types: direct mode or adjusted mode. Other factors affecting measurement performance are, for example, time response and measurement site. There are different types of clinical thermometers available for body temperature measurement.

Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-21886-7_4

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