Retrospective dosimetry with ceramics

Radiation Measurements

Volumn 27, Issue 5-6, 1997, Pages 923-941

  Bailiff, I K ^a  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRICK; CESIUM; FALLOUT; GAMMA RAYS; LUMINESCENCE OF SOLIDS; PORCELAIN; TILE;

DOSE RECONSTRUCTION;

DOSIMETRY;

EID: 0031249425     PISSN: 13504487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1350-4487(97)00217-5     Document Type: Article

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