Optimization of cytogenetic procedures for population triage in case of radiological emergency

Radiation Measurements

Volumn 42, Issue 6-7, 2007, Pages 1143-1146

  Roy, L ^a   Roch Lefevre, S ^a   Vaurijoux, A ^a   Voisin, Pa ^a   Martin, C ^a   Gregoire E ^a   Voisin, Ph ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE RADIOPROTECTION ET DE SÛRETÉ NUCLÉAIRE IRSN   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOOD; CELLS; IONIZING RADIATION; OPTIMIZATION; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

POPULATION TRIAGE; RADIOLOGICAL EMERGENCY; SPECIFIC STRATEGIES;

RADIOLOGY;

EID: 34548734136     PISSN: 13504487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radmeas.2007.05.044     Document Type: Article

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