Gamma shielding factor for typical houses in Brazil

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 121, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 420-424

  Salinas, I C P ^a   Conti, C C ^a   Rochedo, E R R ^a   Lopes, R T ^b  

^a INSTITUTO DE PESQUISAS ENERGÉTICAS E NUCLEARES   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; CALCIUM; CARBON; CEMENT; CONCRETE; HYDROGEN; IRON; MAGNESIUM; OXYGEN; POTASSIUM; SILICON; SODIUM;

ACCURACY; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; BUILDING MATERIAL; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COLD CLIMATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSIMETRY; GAMMA RADIATION; HOUSING; MONTE CARLO METHOD; NUCLEAR ACCIDENT; RADIATION ENERGY; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIATION SHIELD; RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION; SOCIAL STATUS; SOIL; TROPIC CLIMATE;

AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; BRAZIL; CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GAMMA RAYS; HOUSING; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOISOTOPES;

EID: 33846040227     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncl075     Document Type: Article

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