Physico-chemical characterisation of inhalable MOX particles according to the industrial process

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 79, Issue 1-4, 1998, Pages 43-47

  Massiot, P ^a   Leprince, B ^a   Lizon, C ^a   Le Foll, L ^a   L'Huillier, I ^a   Rateau, G ^a   Fritsch, P ^a  

^a CEA DIF   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OXIDE; PLUTONIUM; PLUTONIUM DIOXIDE PU 239; URANIUM DIOXIDE;

ALPHA RADIATION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; AUTORADIOGRAPHY; CONFERENCE PAPER; ELECTRON MICROSCOPE; INDUSTRY; INHALATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PARTICLE RADIATION; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; RAT; X RAY SPECTROMETRY;

EID: 0031720021     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.rpd.a032444     Document Type: Conference Paper

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