External and internal irradiation of a Rural Bryansk (Russia) population from 1990 to 2000, following high deposition of radioactive caesium from the chernobyl accident

Radiation and Environmental Biophysics

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 97-106

  Thornberg, C ^a   Vesanen, R ^b   Wallstrom E ^c   Zvonova, I ^d   Jesko, T ^d   Balonov, M ^d   Mattsson, S ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c NÄL ^*  (Sweden)

^d Institute of Radiation Hygiene   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOSIMETERS; DOSIMETRY; IRRADIATION; PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

EXTERNAL DOSE; INTERNAL RADIATION;

NUCLEAR PHYSICS;

CESIUM; CESIUM 134; CESIUM 137;

ARTICLE; CHERNOBYL ACCIDENT; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; RADIATION MEASUREMENT; RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION; RADIOACTIVITY; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; THERMOLUMINESCENCE DOSIMETER; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; URINE; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ADULT; BIOPHYSICS; BODY BURDEN; CESIUM RADIOISOTOPES; CHERNOBYL NUCLEAR ACCIDENT; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RADIATION DOSAGE; RURAL POPULATION; RUSSIA; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 27644574244     PISSN: 0301634X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00411-005-0007-2     Document Type: Article

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