Dose estimation by ESR on tooth enamel from two workers exposed to radiation due to the JCO accident

Journal of Radiation Research

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 331-335

  Shiraishi, Kunio ^a   Iwasaki, Midori ^a   Miyazawa, Chyuzo ^a   Yonehara, Hidenori ^a   Matsumoto, Masaki ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Dosimetry; ESR; JCO accident; Tooth enamel

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENTS; ENAMELS; GAMMA RAYS; TOOTH ENAMEL;

CRITICALITY ACCIDENTS; DOSE EQUIVALENT; DOSE ESTIMATIONS; EXPOSED TO; EXTERNAL DOSE; GENERAL POPULATION; JCO ACCIDENT; NUCLEAR EMERGENCIES; TEETH ENAMEL; WORKERS';

DOSIMETRY;

ARTICLE; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; ENAMEL; HUMAN; JAPAN; METHODOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RADIATION ACCIDENT; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIOMETRY;

ACCIDENTS, RADIATION; DENTAL ENAMEL; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; HUMANS; JAPAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RADIOMETRY;

EID: 0036769507     PISSN: 04493060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1269/jrr.43.331     Document Type: Article

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