Calculations of background beta-gamma radiation dose through geologic time

Health Physics

Volumn 77, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 662-667

  Karam, P Andrew ^a   Leslie, Stephen A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT LITTLE ROCK   (United States)

Author keywords

Background; Environmental; Linear hypothesis; Naturally occurring radionuclides; Radiation; Radioactivity

Indexed keywords

CARBON 14; POTASSIUM 40; RADIOISOTOPE; TRITIUM; URANIUM; URANIUM 238;

BETA RADIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY; EVOLUTION; GAMMA RADIATION; GEOLOGY; HUMAN; IONIZING RADIATION; MUTATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; REVIEW;

TRITIUM;

EID: 0032752032     PISSN: 00179078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004032-199912000-00010     Document Type: Review

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