Unwanted radioactive sources in the public domain: A historical perspective

Health Physics

Volumn 76, Issue 2 SUPPL., 1999, Pages

  Lubenau, J O ^a  

^a U S NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION   (United States)

Author keywords

Contamination; Exposure, radiation; Historical profiles; Radium

Indexed keywords

RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL; RADIUM;

ARTICLE; DEVICE; HEALTH PHYSICS; LICENSING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION; RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL;

EID: 0032954083     PISSN: 00179078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004032-199902001-00006     Document Type: Article

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