A new design of neutron dose equivalent survey instrument

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 267-271

  Bartlett, D T ^a   Tanner, R J ^a   Jones, D G ^a  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BORON; PLASTIC; POLYETHYLENE;

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; NEUTRON DOSIMETRY; NEUTRON RADIATION; RADIATION DETECTOR; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION PROTECTION;

EID: 0031434664     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.rpd.a032206     Document Type: Article

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