Interaction of ionizing radiation with matter

Health Physics

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 228-252

  Turner, James E ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Radiation protection; Radiation, ionizing; Reviews; X rays

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC PARTICLE; IONIZING RADIATION; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION PHYSICS; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOLOGY; RADIOSENSITIVITY; REVIEW; X RAY;

BODY BURDEN; LINEAR ENERGY TRANSFER; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIATION, IONIZING; RADIOMETRY; RELATIVE BIOLOGICAL EFFECTIVENESS;

EID: 1142291716     PISSN: 00179078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004032-200403000-00002     Document Type: Review

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