The internal dosimetry code PLEIADES

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 124, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 327-338

  Fell, Tim P ^a   Phipps, A W ^a   Smith, T J ^a  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; COMPARTMENT MODEL; CONSTANTS AND COEFFICIENTS; DOSIMETRY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY; HEALTH HAZARD; KINETICS; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; RADIATION PROTECTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INHALATION EXPOSURE; LACTATION; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; PREGNANCY; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIOMETRY;

EID: 37449024429     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncm228     Document Type: Article

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