Calculation and measurement of calibration factors for bone surface seeking low energy gamma emitters and determination of 241Am activity in a real case of internal contamination

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 215-218

  Hunt, J G ^a   Malatova I ^b   Foltanova S ^b  

^a INSTITUTO DE RADIOPROTEÇÃO E DOSIMETRIA   (Brazil)

^b NATIONAL RADIATION PROTECTION INSTITUTE   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMERICIUM 241;

ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; CORTICAL BONE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHANTOM; PHOTON; RADIATION MEASUREMENT; RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION; SYSTEM ANALYSIS;

EID: 0344849485     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.rpd.a032627     Document Type: Article

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