Radiological studies in the hot spring region of mahallat, central Iran

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 123, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 505-508

  Beitollahi, M ^a   Ghiassi Nejad, M ^b   Esmaeli, A ^c   Dunker, R ^a  

^a Nucl Eng Idaho State University   (United States)

^b TARBIAT MODARES UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^c National Radiation Protection Department Iran   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RADIUM; RADON;

AIR POLLUTANT; ARTICLE; HUMAN; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; IONIZING RADIATION; IRAN; RADIATION MONITORING; SOIL POLLUTANT; THERMAL SPRING; WATER POLLUTANT;

AIR POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; BACKGROUND RADIATION; HOT SPRINGS; HUMANS; IRAN; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIUM; RADON; SOIL POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE; WATER POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE;

EID: 34548720307     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncl524     Document Type: Article

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