Neutron spectrometry for radiation protection

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 110, Issue 1-4, 2004, Pages 141-149

  Thomas, David J ^a  

^a NATIONAL PHYSICAL LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HELIUM; LITHIUM;

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CALIBRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; IONIZATION CHAMBER; NEUTRON DOSIMETRY; NEUTRON RADIATION; NEUTRON SCATTERING; NUCLEAR REACTOR; PROPORTIONAL COUNTER; PROTON RADIATION; RADIATION DETECTOR; RADIATION PROTECTION; SCINTILLATION SPECTROMETRY; SEMICONDUCTOR; SPECTROMETRY; TIME;

EQUIPMENT DESIGN; NEUTRONS; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOMETRY; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT, BIOMEDICAL;

EID: 4644293429     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/nch204     Document Type: Article

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