A review of measurements of radionuclides in members of the public in the UK

Journal of Radiological Protection

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 369-389

  Hodgson, Sue A ^a   Ham, G J ^a   Youngman, M J ^a   Etherington, G ^a   Stradling, G N ^a  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; DATA ACQUISITION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GUNS (ARMAMENT); NUCLEAR FUELS; PATIENT MONITORING; RADIATION EFFECTS; RADIOACTIVATION ANALYSIS; TISSUE; TUMORS;

ATMOSPHERIC TESTING; AUTOPSY; NUCLEAR TESTING; NUCLEAR WEAPONS;

RADIOISOTOPES;

CESIUM 137; IODINE 131; PLUTONIUM 238; PLUTONIUM 240; POLONIUM; RADIOISOTOPE; STRONTIUM 90; THORIUM; URANIUM;

ATOMIC BOMB; AUTOPSY; BONE LEVEL; CANCER RISK; CHERNOBYL ACCIDENT; CHILDHOOD LEUKEMIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FETUS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IODINE 131 UPTAKE TEST; LEUKEMIA; NUCLEAR POWER PLANT; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; RADIATION CARCINOGENESIS; RADIATION MEASUREMENT; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; REVIEW; TOOTH; UNCERTAINTY; UNITED KINGDOM; URINALYSIS; URINARY EXCRETION; WHOLE BODY COUNTING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUTOPSY; BONE AND BONES; CHILD; FETUS; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; POWER PLANTS; RADIOISOTOPES; RADIOMETRY; TOOTH; WHOLE-BODY COUNTING;

EID: 12344338362     PISSN: 09524746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0952-4746/24/4/002     Document Type: Review

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