A joint HML-KAERI Project - Comparison of the LLNL and JAERI torso phantoms using four 50 mm Ge detectors

Health Physics

Volumn 74, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 613-618

  Kramer, Gary H ^a   Lee, Tae Young ^b   Kim, Jong Soo ^a  

^a HEALTH CANADA   (Canada)

^b Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Calibration; Human; Lungs; Operational topics; Phantom

Indexed keywords

AMERICIUM 241; EUROPIUM; GERMANIUM;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; LUNG; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION MONITORING; THORAX WALL;

EID: 0031921069     PISSN: 00179078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004032-199805000-00011     Document Type: Article

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