Use of combined alpha-spectrometry and fission track analysis for the determination of240Pu/239Pu ratios in human tissue

Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry

Volumn 234, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 189-193

  Love, S F ^a   Filby, R H ^a   Glover, S E ^a   Kathren, R L ^b   Stuit, D B ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMERICIUM; PLUTONIUM 239; PLUTONIUM 240; POLYCARBONATE; THORIUM; URANIUM;

AUTOPSY; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; HALF LIFE TIME; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION; SPECTROMETRY; TISSUE SECTION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032451263     PISSN: 02365731     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02389770     Document Type: Article

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