Skin dose from radionuclide contamination on clothing

Health Physics

Volumn 72, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 835-841

  Taylor, D C ^a   Hussein, E M A ^a   Yuen, P S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

^b ATOMIC ENERGY OF CANADA LIMITED   (Canada)

Author keywords

contamination; dose, skin; gamma radiation; radiation protection

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DOSE CALCULATION; GAMMA RADIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SKIN INJURY; SYSTEM ANALYSIS;

GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM;

EID: 0030924843     PISSN: 00179078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004032-199706000-00002     Document Type: Article

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