Determination of natural radionuclides content in some building materials in Nigeria by gamma-ray spectrometry

Health Physics

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 43-48

  Ademola, J A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Gamma radiation; Radioactivity, natural; Radionuclides; Spectrometry, gamma

Indexed keywords

GERMANIUM; POTASSIUM 40; RADIOISOTOPE; RADIUM; RADIUM 226; THORIUM 232;

ARTICLE; BUILDING MATERIAL; GAMMA SPECTROMETRY; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; MEASUREMENT; NIGERIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOACTIVITY; SPECTROMETER;

CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS; GONADS; HUMANS; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOISOTOPES; RADIUM; SPECTROMETRY, GAMMA;

EID: 37349017294     PISSN: 00179078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.HP.0000279601.26386.af     Document Type: Article

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