Activity concentration of 137Cs in soil samples from Punjab province (Pakistan) and estimation of gamma-ray dose rate for external exposure

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 118, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 345-351

  Tahir, S N A ^a   Jamil, K ^b   Zaidi, J H ^c   Arif, M ^c   Ahmed, Nasir ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE PUNJAB   (Pakistan)

^b PAKISTAN ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION   (Pakistan)

^c PAKISTAN INSTITUTE OF NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CESIUM 137; CESIUM;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSIMETRY; ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY; GAMMA RADIATION; PAKISTAN; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION HAZARD; SAMPLE; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL POLLUTION; BODY BURDEN; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; RELATIVE BIOLOGIC EFFECTIVENESS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SOIL POLLUTANT;

BODY BURDEN; CESIUM RADIOISOTOPES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GAMMA RAYS; HUMANS; PAKISTAN; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIOACTIVE FALLOUT; RELATIVE BIOLOGICAL EFFECTIVENESS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SOIL POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE;

EID: 33745685952     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/nci351     Document Type: Article

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