Alpha-particle dosimetry for the basal layer of the skin and the radon progeny 218-Po and 214-Po

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 42, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 1899-1911

  Eatough, J P ^a,b  

^a ROYAL BERKSHIRE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA RADIATION; ARTICLE; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; CARCINOGENESIS; DOSIMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; SKIN CANCER; STOCHASTIC MODEL;

ALPHA PARTICLES; EPIDERMIS; HUMANS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; ORGAN SPECIFICITY; RADIOMETRY; RADON DAUGHTERS; SKIN;

EID: 0030828973     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/42/10/004     Document Type: Article

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