Measurement of ambient dose equivalent using a NaI(Tl) scintillation detector

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 273-278

  Yi, C Y ^a   Jun, J S ^a   Chai, H S ^a   Oh, J J ^a   Yun, J Y ^b  

^a Chungnam National University   (South Korea)

^b Korea Institute of Nuclear Safety (KINS)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DOSIMETRY; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION FIELD; RADIATION PROTECTION; SCINTILLATION SPECTROMETRY;

EID: 0031464492     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.rpd.a032207     Document Type: Article

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