Evaluation of external dose equivalent with thermoluminescent dosimeters from residents living in radiation-contaminated buildings

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 48, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 1237-1243

  Lee, J S ^a   Dong, S L ^a   Chang, W P ^a   Chan, C C ^b  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUILDINGS; CONTAMINATION; DOSIMETRY; LUMINESCENT DEVICES;

EXTERNAL DOSE EQUIVALENT MEASUREMENT; THERMOLUMINESCENT DOSIMETERS (TLD);

DOSIMETERS;

ARTICLE; BUILDING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION; TAIWAN; THERMOLUMINESCENCE;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; COBALT RADIOISOTOPES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HOUSING; HUMANS; LUMINESCENT MEASUREMENTS; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOACTIVE POLLUTANTS; RADIOMETRY;

EID: 0031231401     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0969-8043(97)00212-1     Document Type: Article

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