Empirical expressions for beta ray point source dose distributions

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 85-96

  Cross, W G ^a  

^a ATOMIC ENERGY OF CANADA LIMITED   (Canada)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BETA RADIATION; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; SYSTEM ANALYSIS;

EID: 0031026981     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.rpd.a031898     Document Type: Article

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