Radiological health risk evaluation of radium contaminated land: A real life implementation

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 113, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 195-203

  Paridaens, J ^a  

^a BELGIAN NUCLEAR RESEARCH CENTRE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RADIUM;

ARTICLE; BELGIUM; DAIRYING; DOSIMETRY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD INTAKE; GAMMA RADIATION; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; PUBLIC HEALTH; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION; SOIL POLLUTION;

BELGIUM; BODY BURDEN; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FOOD CONTAMINATION, RADIOACTIVE; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOLOGIC HEALTH; RADIUM; RELATIVE BIOLOGICAL EFFECTIVENESS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SOIL POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE;

EID: 18844458879     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/nch447     Document Type: Article

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