Neutron dose equivalent rates calculated from measured neutron angular and energy distributions in working environments

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 70, Issue 1-4, 1997, Pages 235-239

  Drake, P ^a   Bartlett, D T ^b  

^a RINGHALS AB   (Sweden)

^b PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CALCULATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; NEUTRON DOSIMETRY; NEUTRON RADIATION; NUCLEAR POWER PLANT; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PERSONNEL RADIATION MONITORING; PHANTOM; PHOTON; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION PROTECTION; WORKPLACE;

EID: 0030935868     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.rpd.a031950     Document Type: Conference Paper

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