Estimating mixed field effects: An application supporting the lack of a non-linear component for chromosome aberration induction by neutrons

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 103, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 19-28

  Ballarini, F ^a   Biaggi, M ^a   Edwards, A ^b   Ferrari, A ^c   Ottolenghi, A ^d   Pelliccioni, M ^e   Scannicchio, D ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^c INFN SEZIONE DI MILANO   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^e INFN LABORATORI NAZIONALI DI FRASCATI   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DICENTRIC CHROMOSOME; DOSE RESPONSE; HUMAN; MONTE CARLO METHOD; NEUTRON DOSIMETRY; NEUTRON RADIATION; NONHUMAN; NONLINEAR SYSTEM; PHOTON; RADIATION BEAM; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION ENERGY; RADIATION FIELD; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIATION RESPONSE;

EID: 0037239343     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.rpd.a006109     Document Type: Article

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