Natural ionizing radiation exposure of the Spanish population

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 124, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 353-359

  Garcia Talavera M ^a   Matarranz, J L ^a   Martinez M ^a   Salas, R ^a   Ramos, L ^a  

^a Presidenta de la Comisión Nacional de Radiofísica Vocal del Comité Asesor del Consejo de Seguridad Nuclear Expresidenta de la Sociedad Española de Protección Radiológica   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RADON; RADON 220;

ADULT; ALTITUDE; ARTICLE; COSMIC RADIATION; DOSIMETRY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GAMMA RADIATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HOME ENVIRONMENT; HUMAN; IONIZING RADIATION; NATURAL RADIOACTIVITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION; SPAIN;

COSMIC RADIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GAMMA RAYS; HUMANS; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIATION, IONIZING; RADON; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPAIN;

EID: 37449034950     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncm213     Document Type: Article

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