RBE and wR values of Auger emitters and low-range beta emitters with particular reference to tritium

Journal of Radiological Protection

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 157-168

  Fairlie, Ian ^a  

^a NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EPIDEMIOLOGY; ISOTOPES; RADIATION EFFECTS; THERMAL ENERGY; TRITIUM;

AUGER EMITTERS; DATA SOURCES; RELATIVE BIOLOGICAL EFFECTIVENESS; RETROSPECTIVE DOSE ESTIMATIONS;

BIOACTIVITY;

RADIOISOTOPE; TRITIUM;

ARTICLE; BETA RADIATION; DOSIMETRY; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION INJURY; RADIATION PROTECTION; RELATIVE BIOLOGIC EFFECTIVENESS;

BETA RAYS; ELECTRONS; HUMANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION EFFECTS; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIATION, IONIZING; RADIOMETRY; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; RELATIVE BIOLOGICAL EFFECTIVENESS; RISK ASSESSMENT; TRITIUM;

EID: 34249708939     PISSN: 09524746     EISSN: 13616498     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0952-4746/27/2/003     Document Type: Article

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