Distribution of natural radioactivity in rocks from Ikogosi-Ekiti, Southwestern Nigeria and its radiological implications

Health Physics

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 192-195

  Ajayi, O S ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Dose, absorbed; Geology; Naturally occurring radionuclides; Spectroscopy, gamma

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DOSIMETRY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; FLOW KINETICS; GAMMA RADIATION; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; NIGERIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION ABSORPTION; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RADIOACTIVITY; ROCK; SCINTISCANNING;

EID: 0033912662     PISSN: 00179078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004032-200008000-00013     Document Type: Article

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