Polonium-210 in cigarette tobacco

International Journal of Low Radiation

Volumn 3, Issue 2-3, 2006, Pages 224-233

  Khater, Ashraf E M ^a,b   Al Sewaidan, Hamed A I ^b  

^a HOT LABORATORIES CENTER   (Egypt)

^b KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Cigarette smoking; Lead 210; Polonium 210; Radiation dose; Saudi Arabia; Tobacco

Indexed keywords

LEAD 210; POLONIUM; RADIOISOTOPE;

HUMAN; RADIATION DOSE; REVIEW; SAUDI ARABIA; SMOKING; SPECTROMETRY; TOBACCO;

EID: 33750999605     PISSN: 14776545     EISSN: 17419190     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJLR.2006.012022     Document Type: Review

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