Etched track radiometers in radon measurements: A review

Radiation Measurements

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 1-13

  Nikolaev, V A ^a   Ilic R ^b,c  

^a KHLOPIN RADIUM INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

^b JO EF STEFAN INSTITUTE   (Slovenia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARIBOR   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA PARTICLES; DOSIMETERS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; RADIOACTIVITY; RADIOISOTOPES; RADON;

ETCHED TRACK RADIOMETERS;

RADIOMETERS;

EID: 0033077043     PISSN: 13504487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1350-4487(98)00086-9     Document Type: Article

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