Estimation of human exposure to natural radionuclides using in vivo skull measurements

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 105, Issue 1-4, 2003, Pages 615-618

  Muikku, Maarit ^a   Rahola, T ^a   Pusa, S ^a   Salonen, L ^a   Wahl, W ^b   Roth, P ^b   Haninger, T ^b   Kucheida, D ^b  

^a STUK RADIATION AND NUCLEAR SAFETY AUTHORITY   (Finland)

^b INSTITUTE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER; LEAD 210; POLONIUM; RADIOISOTOPE; RADIUM 226; RADIUM 228; RADON 222; THORIUM; URANIUM 234; URANIUM 235; URANIUM 238; WELL WATER;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FINLAND; GAMMA RADIATION; HUMAN; IN VIVO STUDY; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MALE; NATURAL RADIOACTIVITY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION MEASUREMENT; RADIOISOTOPE DECAY; SKULL; URINE LEVEL;

EID: 0141563720     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.rpd.a006313     Document Type: Article

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