Decorporation treatment - Medical overview

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 51-57

  Wood, R ^a   Sharp, C ^b   Gourmelon, P ^c   Le Guen, B ^c   Stradling, G N ^b   Taylor, D M ^d   Henge Napoli M H ^c  

^a CULHAM SCIENCE CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^b PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^c INSTITUT DE RADIOPROTECTION ET DE SÛRETÉ NUCLÉAIRE IRSN   (France)

^d CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHELATING AGENT; PENTETIC ACID; RADIOISOTOPE;

ARTICLE; CHELATION THERAPY; INGESTION; INHALATION; LUNG LAVAGE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RADIATION ACCIDENT; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION HAZARD; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; WOUND;

EID: 0034006324     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.rpd.a032979     Document Type: Article

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