Determining effective dose equivalent for external photon radiation: Assessing effective dose equivalent from personal dosemeter readings

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 167-178

  Reece, W D ^a   Xu, X G ^a,b  

^a Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (United States)

^b RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RADIOISOTOPE;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; DOSIMETRY; METHODOLOGY; NUCLEAR POWER PLANT; PERSONNEL RADIATION MONITORING; PHOTON; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0030912404     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.rpd.a031901     Document Type: Article

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