Finger doses received during 153Sm injections

Health Physics

Volumn 77, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 530-535

  Pattison, John E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dosimetry, beta; Dosimetry, gamma; Extremities; Injection

Indexed keywords

LEXIDRONAM SAMARIUM SM 153; SAMARIUM 153;

ARTICLE; DOSE CALCULATION; ELECTRON; FINGER; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SYRINGE;

EID: 0032862759     PISSN: 00179078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004032-199911000-00006     Document Type: Article

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