Radiation exposure during travelling in Malaysia

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 121, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 456-460

  Omar, Muhamat ^a   Hassan, A ^a   Sulaiman, I ^a  

^a MALAYSIAN NUCLEAR AGENCY   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ZIRCONIUM;

ARTICLE; BUILDING MATERIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COSMIC RADIATION; DOSIMETRY; DUMPING; ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY; MALAYSIA; MOTOR VEHICLE; RADIATION ABSORPTION; RADIATION DETECTOR; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIOACTIVITY; RAILWAY; SEA; SHIP; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; TRAVEL;

ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMANS; MALAYSIA; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOACTIVE POLLUTANTS; TRANSPORTATION; TRAVEL;

EID: 33846087764     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncl060     Document Type: Article

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