Gamma-ray measurements of naturally occurring radioactive samples from Cyprus characteristic geological rocks

Radiation Measurements

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 221-229

  Tzortzis, Michalis ^a   Tsertos, Haralabos ^a   Christofides, Stelios ^b   Christodoulides, George ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CYPRUS   (Cyprus)

^b NICOSIA GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Cyprus)

Author keywords

Absorbed dose; Cyprus; Gamma radiation; HPGe detector; Natural radioactivity; Potassium; Radiation exposure; Thorium; Uranium

Indexed keywords

GAMMA RAYS; GEOLOGY; POTASSIUM; RADIATION DETECTORS; RADIOACTIVITY; URANIUM;

NATURAL RADIOACTIVITY;

ROCKS;

EID: 0038017170     PISSN: 13504487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1350-4487(03)00028-3     Document Type: Article

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