Building materials as a source of population exposure to ionising radiation

Physica Medica

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 3-8

  Risica, S ^a   Nuccetelli, C ^a  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

Author keywords

Building materials; Population exposure; Radioactivity

Indexed keywords

BUILDING MATERIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GAMMA IRRADIATION; GAMMA SPECTROMETRY; IONIZING RADIATION; POPULATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SCINTISCANNING;

EID: 0035076066     PISSN: 11201797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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