Lung counting: Evaluation of uncertainties in lung burden estimation arising from a heterogeneous lung deposition using Monte Carlo code simulations

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 173-182

  Kramer, G H ^a   Burns, L C ^a   Yiu, S ^a  

^a HEALTH CANADA   (Canada)

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Indexed keywords

GERMANIUM;

ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; LUNG BURDEN; PERSONNEL RADIATION MONITORING; PHANTOM; RADIATION DETECTION; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION PROTECTION; SYSTEM ANALYSIS;

EID: 0031438877     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.rpd.a032194     Document Type: Article

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