Performance decrement by exposure to sub-lethal doses of ionizing radiations

Defence Science Journal

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 63-74

  Mukherjee, S K ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF NUCLEAR MEDICINE AND ALLIED SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOSIMETRY; IONIZING RADIATION; RADIATION HAZARDS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

SUB-LETHAL DOSES;

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING;

EID: 0033889798     PISSN: 0011748X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14429/dsj.50.3351     Document Type: Article

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