Calibration of a 7.6 cm × 7.6 cm (3 inch × 3 inch) sodium iodide gamma ray spectrometer for air kerma rate

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 94, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 309-316

  Grasty, R L ^a   Walters, B R B ^b   Hovgaard, J ^c   LaMarre, J R ^d  

^a Gamma Bob Inc   (Canada)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

^c Exploranium GS Ltd   (Canada)

^d ONTARIO POWER GENERATION   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CESIUM 137; COBALT 60; SODIUM IODIDE;

AIR; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CALIBRATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY; EXPERIMENT; FINLAND; GAMMA SPECTROMETRY; IONIZATION CHAMBER; MEASUREMENT; PRESSURE; RADIATION; RADIATION DETECTOR; RADIOACTIVITY; SPECTROMETER; SPECTRUM; SYSTEM ANALYSIS; TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0034996698     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.rpd.a006504     Document Type: Article

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