Mathematical models of the embryo and fetus for use in radiological protection

Health Physics

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 285-295

  Chen, Jing ^a  

^a HEALTH CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dosimetry; Modeling, biological factors; Phantom; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ALTITUDE; ARTICLE; AVIATION; DOSIMETRY; EMBRYO; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NEUTRON; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOSENSITIVITY;

ADULT; BODY BURDEN; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EMBRYO; FEMALE; FETUS; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTERS; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOMETRY; RISK ASSESSMENT; WHOLE-BODY COUNTING;

EID: 1142286407     PISSN: 00179078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004032-200403000-00005     Document Type: Article

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