226Ra, 232Th and 40K concentrations in igneous rocks from eastern desert, Egypt and its radiological implications

Radiation Measurements

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 94-100

  El Arabi, A M ^a  

^a SOUTH VALLEY UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Annual effective dose; External hazard index; Granite; Natural radioactivity

Indexed keywords

GAMMA RAYS; GRANITE; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; RADIOACTIVITY; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS;

ANNUAL EFFECTIVE DOSES; EXTERNAL HAZARD INDEX; NATURAL RADIOACTIVITY; RADIUM-EQUIVALENT ACTIVITIES;

RADIOLOGY;

EID: 33751314568     PISSN: 13504487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radmeas.2006.06.008     Document Type: Article

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