National Physical Laboratory

Temperature measurements in healthcare

ThermometerMedical thermometry illustrates some of the options for temperature measurement.

For example:

  • clinical electrical thermometers with maximum device
  • phase-change (dot matrix) thermometers
  • infrared tympanic (ear) thermometers
  • thermography

Clinical thermometers are standardised in BS EN 12470.

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