The role of the quantities used in radiological protection for the assessment of the exposure to cosmic radiation

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 199-210

  Ferrari, A ^a   Pelliccioni, M ^b   Rancati, T ^a  

^a INFN SEZIONE DI MILANO   (Italy)

^b INFN LABORATORI NAZIONALI DI FRASCATI   (Italy)

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EID: 0001071807     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.rpd.a032674     Document Type: Article

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