Bases for secondary standards for residual radionuclides in soil and some recommendations for cost-effective operational implementation

Health Physics

Volumn 70, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 722-734

  Anspaugh, Lynn R ^b   Daniels, Jeffrey I ^a  

^a LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

dose assessment; radiation protection; soil; surveys

Indexed keywords

AMERICIUM 241; PLUTONIUM 238; PLUTONIUM 239; PLUTONIUM 240; RADIOISOTOPE; STRONTIUM 90; YTTRIUM 90;

ARTICLE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; GAMMA RADIATION; LAND USE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION PROTECTION; SOIL; STANDARD;

EID: 0029935312     PISSN: 00179078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004032-199605000-00016     Document Type: Article

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