Response to P. J. Darley [2]

Health Physics

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 177-179

  Shah, Amish P ^a   Rajon, Didier A ^a   Jokisch, Derek W ^a   Patton, Phillip W ^a   Bolch, Wesley E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA RADIATION; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; BONE STRUCTURE; DOSIMETRY; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 33645749698     PISSN: 00179078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004032-200602000-00010     Document Type: Letter

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