Gamma doses from phospho-gypsum plaster-board

Health Physics

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 92-96

  O'Brien, R S ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN RADIATION PROTECTION AND NUCLEAR SAFETY AGENCY   (Australia)

Author keywords

226Ra; dose; gamma radiation; radon

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM SULFATE; RADON;

ARTICLE; GAMMA RADIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION HAZARD; RADIATION INJURY;

EID: 0031029362     PISSN: 00179078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004032-199701000-00012     Document Type: Article

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