Calibration problems, calibration procedures and reference fields for dosimetry at flight altitudes

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 86, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 289-295

  Schrewe, U J ^a   Alberts, W G ^a   Alevra, A V ^a   Ferrari, A ^b   Otto, T ^c   Silari, M ^c  

^a PHYSIKALISCH TECHNISCHE BUNDESANSTALT   (Germany)

^b INFN SEZIONE DI MILANO   (Italy)

^c CERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT; ALTITUDE; AVIATION; CALIBRATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; DOSIMETRY; INSTRUMENTATION; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PERSONNEL RADIATION MONITORING; RADIATION FIELD; RADIATION PROTECTION; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 0032750081     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.rpd.a032960     Document Type: Conference Paper

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