Analysis of neutron and gamma ray doses accumulated during commercial Trans-Pacific flights between Australia and USA

Radiation Measurements

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 43-48

  Mukherjee, B ^a   Cross, P ^b  

^a AUSTRALIAN NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ORGANISATION   (Australia)

^b ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CABINS (AIRCRAFT); DOSIMETERS; GAMMA RAYS; NEUTRONS; RADIATION HAZARDS; THERMOLUMINESCENCE;

BUBBLE DOSIMETERS; ELECTRONIC DOSIMETERS; THERMOLUMINESCENT DOSIMETERS;

DOSIMETRY;

EID: 0033908383     PISSN: 13504487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1350-4487(99)00250-4     Document Type: Article

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