Naturally occurring radioactive materials and medical isotopes at border crossings

IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record

Volumn 2, Issue , 2003, Pages 1448-1452

  Kouzes, R T ^a   Ely, J H ^a   Geelhood, B D ^a   Hansen, R R ^a   Lepel, E A ^a   Schweppe, J E ^a   Siciliano, E R ^a   Strom, D J ^a   Warner, R A ^a  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAMMA RAYS; GUNS (ARMAMENT); LAW ENFORCEMENT; NEUTRON RADIOGRAPHY; RADIATION EFFECTS; RADIOISOTOPES;

MEDICAL ISOTOPES; NATURALLY OCCURRING RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS (NORM); NEUTRON EMITTERS; RADIATION PORTAL MONITOR (RPM);

RADIATION DETECTORS;

EID: 12144262433     PISSN: 10957863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/nssmic.2003.1351967     Document Type: Conference Paper

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