A novel technique for the rapid identification of alpha emitters released during a radiological incident

Health Physics

Volumn 91, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 311-317

  Dilbeck, George A ^a   Taylor, Bud ^b   Leitch, Jerrold ^a   Silverstone, Marina ^b   Moore, Brian ^a   Honsa, Patricia ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Air sampling; Contamination; Monitoring, air; Spectrometry, alpha

Indexed keywords

CESIUM 137; PLUTONIUM 238; PLUTONIUM 239; RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL; RADON;

AIR SAMPLING; ARTICLE; CONTAMINATION; GAMMA RADIATION; GAMMA SPECTROMETRY; LABORATORY TEST; PLUME; POSITRON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RADIOCHEMISTRY; RADIOLOGICAL PROCEDURES; RADIOLOGY; SPECTROMETRY; SPECTROSCOPY;

ACCIDENTS, RADIATION; AIR POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOACTIVE FALLOUT; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33748641199     PISSN: 00179078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.HP.0000215836.77242.b5     Document Type: Article

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