Internal dosimetry and tritium - The ICRP position

Journal of Radiological Protection

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 131-135

  Cox, Roger ^a   Menzel, Hans Georg ^a   Preston, Julian ^a  

^a International Commission on Radiological Protection   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ORGANIC COMPOUND; RADIOISOTOPE; TRITIUM; TRITIUM OXIDE;

DOSIMETRY; EDITORIAL; GAMMA RADIATION; NEUTRON; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PHOTON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION HAZARD; RADIATION PROTECTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE; X RAY;

ANIMALS; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL AGENCIES; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOMETRY; RISK ASSESSMENT; TRITIUM;

EID: 44949185433     PISSN: 09524746     EISSN: 13616498     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0952-4746/28/2/E02     Document Type: Editorial

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