Canadian biodosimetry capacity for response to radiation emergencies

Radiation Measurements

Volumn 42, Issue 6-7, 2007, Pages 1128-1132

  Wilkinson, D ^a   Segura, T ^a   Prud'homme Lalonde, L ^a   Mullins, D ^a   Lachapelle, S ^a   Qutob, S ^b   Thorleifson, E ^b   Wilkins, R ^b   Morrison, D ^c   Dolling, J A ^d   Boreham, D ^e  

^a DEFENCE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^b HEALTH CANADA   (Canada)

^c ATOMIC ENERGY OF CANADA LIMITED   (Canada)

^d CREDIT VALLEY HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^e MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biological dosimetry; Dicentric assay; Radiological casualty management; Triage

Indexed keywords

BIOACTIVITY; CHEMICAL ACTIVATION; DOSIMETRY; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING; RADIOLOGY;

BIOLOGICAL DOSIMETRY; DICENTRIC ASSAY; RADIOLOGICAL CASUALTY MANAGEMENT;

RADIATION;

EID: 34548806953     PISSN: 13504487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radmeas.2007.05.034     Document Type: Article

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