Application of microdosimetric methods for the determination of energy deposition distributions by inhaled actinides

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 79, Issue 1-4, 1998, Pages 395-400

  Aubineau Laniece, I ^a   Castellan, G ^a   Caswell, R S ^b   Guezingar F ^a   Henge Napoli M H ^a   Li, W B ^c   Pihet, P ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE RADIOPROTECTION ET DE SÛRETÉ NUCLÉAIRE   (France)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c BEIJING INSTITUTE OF RADIATION MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTINIDE; PLUTONIUM 239; RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL;

ALPHA RADIATION; ANALYTIC METHOD; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BRONCHIOLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; EPITHELIUM CELL; HUMAN; INHALATION; LUNG PARENCHYMA; MICRODOSIMETRY; RADIATION ENERGY; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; STATISTICS; TARGET CELL;

EID: 0031663555     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.rpd.a032436     Document Type: Conference Paper

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