Dose coefficients for the embryo and fetus following intakes of radionuclides by the mother

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 105, Issue 1-4, 2003, Pages 257-264

  Stather, John W ^a   Phipps, A W ^a   Harrison, J D ^a   Eckerman, K F ^b   Smith, T J ^a   Fell, T P ^a   Nosske D ^c  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c Inst F Strahlenhygiene B   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RADIOISOTOPE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSIMETRY; EMBRYO; FETUS; HUMAN; KINETICS; MOTHER; NEWBORN; ORGANIZATION; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PROGENY; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION PROTECTION;

EID: 0141459702     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.rpd.a006236     Document Type: Article

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