Mayak worker dosimetry study: An overview

Health Physics

Volumn 93, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 190-206

  Vasilenko, E K ^a   Khokhryakov, V F ^b   Miller, S C ^c   Fix, J J ^d   Eckerman, K ^e   Choe, D O ^c   Gorelov, M ^a   Khokhryakov, V V ^b   Knyasev, V ^a   Krahenbuhl, M P ^c   Scherpelz, R I ^f   Smetanin, M ^a   Suslova, K ^b   Vostrotin, V ^b  

^a MAYAK PRODUCTION ASSOCIATION   (Russian Federation)

^b Southern Urals Biophysics Institute   (Russian Federation)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^d Dade Moeller and Associates   (United States)

^e OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^f PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dose assessment; Dose, organ; Dosimetry; Nuclear workers

Indexed keywords

PLUTONIUM;

ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BIOASSAY; CALCULATION; DOSIMETRY; ENERGY; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION ABSORPTION; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION PROTECTION;

BODY BURDEN; BONE AND BONES; BONE MARROW; COHORT STUDIES; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIVER; LUNG; MALE; NUCLEAR WARFARE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PLUTONIUM; RADIOMETRY; RUSSIA;

EID: 34547883973     PISSN: 00179078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.HP.0000266071.43137.0e     Document Type: Article

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