Measurements of the high energy neutron component of cosmic radiation fields in aircraft using etched track dosemeters

Radiation Measurements

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 243-253

  Bartlett, D T ^a   Hager, L G ^a   Tanner, R J ^a   Steele, J D ^a  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT; DOSIMETERS; NEUTRON DETECTORS; THERMOLUMINESCENCE;

ETCHED TRACK DETECTORS; THERMOLUMINESCENT DETECTORS;

COSMIC RAY MEASUREMENT;

DIALLYL GLYCOL CARBONATE; GLYCOL;

AIRCRAFT; ARTICLE; AVIATION; CALIBRATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COSMIC RADIATION; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; LINEAR ENERGY TRANSFER; NEUTRON; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOMETRY; STANDARD; THERMOLUMINESCENCE DOSIMETRY;

AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; CALIBRATION; COSMIC RADIATION; GLYCOLS; HUMANS; LINEAR ENERGY TRANSFER; NEUTRONS; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOMETRY; THERMOLUMINESCENT DOSIMETRY;

EID: 0034743657     PISSN: 13504487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1350-4487(00)00098-6     Document Type: Article

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