Estimation of thorium in gas mantles to ascertain regulatory compliance

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 53-56

  Sadagopan, G ^a   Nambi, K S V ^a   Venkataraman, G ^a   Shukla, V K ^a   Kayasth, S ^a  

^a BHABHA ATOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

THORIUM;

ARTICLE; DOSIMETRY; GAMMA SPECTROMETRY; GRAVIMETRY; HUMAN; ILLUMINATION; INDIA; NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION PROTECTION;

EID: 0031008904     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.rpd.a032033     Document Type: Article

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