Radiation protection aspects of the cosmic radiation exposure of aircraft crew

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 109, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 349-355

  Bartlett, David T ^a  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AIRPLANE CREW; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC RADIOACTIVITY; COSMIC RADIATION; DOSIMETRY; EUROPEAN UNION; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; IONIZING RADIATION; LAW; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PERSONNEL RADIATION MONITORING; PUBLICATION; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION PROTECTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOLAR RADIATION;

AIRCRAFT; CALIBRATION; COSMIC RADIATION; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOMETRY;

EID: 4444347121     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/nch311     Document Type: Article

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