Spore dosimetry solar UV radiation: Applications to monitoring of daily irradiance and personal exposure

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 26, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 1995-2003

  Munakata, N ^a   Makita, K ^b   Bolsee D ^c   Gillotay, D ^c   Horneck, G ^d  

^a NATIONAL CANCER CENTER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^b TAKUSHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c BELGIAN INSTITUTE FOR SPACE AERONOMY   (Belgium)

^d Institute of Aerospace Medicine   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOSIMETRY; IRRADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

MEMBRANE FILTERS; SPORE DOSIMETRY;

SOLAR RADIATION;

DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP; IRRADIANCE; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; SPORE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

EID: 0034438366     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0273-1177(00)00173-3     Document Type: Article

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