Estimation of radiation hazard indices from sedimentary rocks in Upper Egypt

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 111-114

  Abbady, Adel G E ^a  

^a SOUTH VALLEY UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Dose assessment; Radioactivity; Radium equivalent; Sedimentary rocks

Indexed keywords

DOSIMETRY; RADIOISOTOPES; RADIOLOGY; RADIUM; SEDIMENTARY ROCKS;

RADIOLOGICAL ANOMALY;

RADIATION HAZARDS;

RADIOISOTOPE; RADIUM;

ABSORPTION; ARTICLE; ASSAY; CALCULATION; EGYPT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION HAZARD; RADIATION PROTECTION; ROCK; SAMPLE;

EID: 0347627271     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2003.09.012     Document Type: Article

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