The annual effective dose from natural sources of ionising radiation in Canada

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 108, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 215-226

  Grasty, R L ^a   LaMarre, J R ^b  

^a Gamma Bob Inc   (Canada)

^b ONTARIO POWER GENERATION   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RADIOISOTOPE; RADON 220; RADON 222; THORIUM; URANIUM;

AIR; AVIATION; CALCULATION; CANADA; COSMIC RADIATION; DOSIMETRY; GAMMA RADIATION; GOVERNMENT; INHALATION; IONIZING RADIATION; PUBLICATION; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOACTIVITY; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

BACKGROUND RADIATION; BODY BURDEN; CANADA; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOGRAPHY; HUMANS; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIATION, IONIZING; RADIOMETRY; RADON; RELATIVE BIOLOGICAL EFFECTIVENESS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 1842576719     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/nch022     Document Type: Review

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