238U and 232Th contents in common foods in Morocco and resulting radiation doses to the general population

Radiation Measurements

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 452-460

  Misdaq, M A ^a   Elamyn, H ^a  

^a FACULTÉ DES SCIENCES SEMLALIA   (Morocco)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; DATA ACQUISITION; FOOD PRODUCTS; RADIOISOTOPES; TISSUE; URANIUM;

BIOKINETIC MODELS; FOODSTUFFS; SOLID STATE NUCLEAR TRACK DETECTORS (SSNTD);

THORIUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 33244467228     PISSN: 13504487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radmeas.2005.11.003     Document Type: Article

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