Demonstrating the European capability for airborne gamma spectrometry: Results from the ECCOMAGS exercise

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 109, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 119-125

  Sanderson, David C W ^a   Cresswell, A J ^a   Scott, E M ^b   Lang, J J ^a  

^a SCOTTISH UNIVERSITIES ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOPERATION; EMERGENCY; ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY; EUROPE; GAMMA SPECTROMETRY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; METHODOLOGY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; UNITED KINGDOM; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ACCIDENTS, RADIATION; AIRCRAFT; EMERGENCIES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EUROPEAN UNION; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; POWER PLANTS; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOACTIVE FALLOUT; RADIOMETRY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; SCOTLAND; SPECTROMETRY, GAMMA;

EID: 4344708211     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/nch243     Document Type: Article

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