Evaluation of eight decision rules for low-level radioactivity counting

Health Physics

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 27-34

  Strom, D J ^a   MacLellan, J A ^a  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioassay; Dosimetry, internal; Radioactivity; Statistics

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; DOSIMETRY; LOW ENERGY RADIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOBIOLOGY; REGULATORY MECHANISM; STATISTICS; SYSTEM ANALYSIS;

EID: 0034971262     PISSN: 00179078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004032-200107000-00005     Document Type: Article

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