External dosimetry and personnel monitoring

Health Physics

Volumn 88, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 289-296

  Poston Sr , John W ^a  

^a Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

Dosimetry, external; Historical profiles; Monitoring, personnel; Reviews

Indexed keywords

DOSIMETRY; GOVERNMENT; IONIZING RADIATION; LAW; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PERSONNEL RADIATION MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; REVIEW; UNITED STATES; EXTERNAL DOSIMETRY; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; POLICY; RADIATION DETECTION;

BODY BURDEN; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIATION PROTECTION; RELATIVE BIOLOGICAL EFFECTIVENESS; RISK ASSESSMENT; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH PHYSICS; RADIATION DOSAGE; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 14944345389     PISSN: 00179078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.HP.0000149919.06346.cd     Document Type: Review

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