Evaluation and monitoring of UVR in shield metal arc welding processing

Health Physics

Volumn 93, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 101-108

  Peng, Chiung Yu ^a   Liu, Hung Hsin ^b   Chang, Cheng Ping ^c   Shieh, Jeng Yueh ^d   Lan, Cheng Hang ^d  

^a KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (Taiwan)

^d CHUNG HWA UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Effective dose; Exposure, occupational; Radiation dose; Ultraviolet radiation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ELECTRIC CURRENT; HEALTH HAZARD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIATION PROCESSING; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIATION SHIELD; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WELDING;

ELECTRODES; EVALUATION STUDIES; GLOVES, PROTECTIVE; HUMANS; MASKS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIATION PROTECTION; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; WELDING;

EID: 34447299713     PISSN: 00179078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.HP.0000259903.64054.84     Document Type: Article

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