The art of realizing the Becquerel

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 423-431

  Debertin, K ^a  

^a PHYSIKALISCH TECHNISCHE BUNDESANSTALT   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOSIMETERS; NUCLEAR PHYSICS; RADIOACTIVITY; RADIOISOTOPES; UNITS OF MEASUREMENT;

BECQUEREL; DEFINED SOLID ANGLE COUNTING; DIRECT ACTIVITY MEASUREMENTS; INTERNATIONAL EQUIVALENCE; NUCLEAR TRANSITION; PHYSICAL UNITS;

RADIOACTIVITY MEASUREMENT;

DOSIMETRY; HISTORY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOACTIVITY; REVIEW;

EID: 0030130799     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0969-8043(95)00309-6     Document Type: Review

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