The variations in long term TLD measurements of environmental background radiation at locations in southeastern New York State and Northern New Jersey

Health Physics

Volumn 72, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 915-922

  Maiello, Mark L ^a,b  

^a Wyeth Ayerst Research ^*  (United States)

^b PFIZER INC   (United States)

Author keywords

dosimetry, thermoluminescent; monitoring, environmental; radiation, background; radioactivity, natural

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DOSIMETRY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION MONITORING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0030922602     PISSN: 00179078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004032-199706000-00010     Document Type: Article

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