Study of background radiation dose in Mysore city, Karnataka State, India

Radiation Measurements

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 55-65

  Sannappa, J ^a   Chandrashekara, M S ^b   Sathish, L A ^b   Paramesh, L ^b   Venkataramaiah, P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MYSORE   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MYSORE   (India)

^c KUVEMPU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Emanometry; HPGe; India; Mysore; Radiation dose; Scintillometer; SSNTD

Indexed keywords

ETCHING; GAMMA RAYS; IONIZING RADIATION; POTABLE WATER; RADIOISOTOPES; RADON; SPECTROMETERS; VENTILATION; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WATER INJECTION;

EMANOMETRY; HPGE; INDIA; MYSORE; SCINTILLOMETERS; SSNTD;

DOSIMETRY;

EID: 0041392133     PISSN: 13504487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1350-4487(02)00126-9     Document Type: Article

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