Detection of radioactive hot particles in environmental samples by repeated mixing

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 49, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 1625-1631

  Bunzl, K ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAMMA RAYS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); POISSON DISTRIBUTION; PROBABILITY; RADIOISOTOPES;

GAMMA RAY EMISSION; RADIOACTIVE HOT PARTICLES;

RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS;

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY; GAMMA RADIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; RADIATION MEASUREMENT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0032404389     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0969-8043(98)00002-5     Document Type: Article

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