Characterization of the magnetic fields around walk-through and hand-held metal detectors

Health Physics

Volumn 84, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 582-593

  Boivin, W ^a   Coletta, J ^a   Kerr, L ^a  

^a CENTER FOR DRUG EVALUATION AND RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Electromagnetic fields; Exposure, population; Magnetic fields; Radiation, nonionizing

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; ELECTRONIC SENSOR; MAGNETIC FIELD; MEASUREMENT; METAL DETECTOR; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POPULATION EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION; REPRODUCIBILITY; WAVEFORM;

ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; ELECTROMAGNETICS; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; HUMANS; METALS; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SECURITY MEASURES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0037403479     PISSN: 00179078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004032-200305000-00003     Document Type: Article

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