Recent advances of nanodosimetry

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 110, Issue 1-4, 2004, Pages 789-799

  Grosswendt, Bernd ^a  

^a PHYSIKALISCH TECHNISCHE BUNDESANSTALT   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NANOPARTICLE; WATER;

CELL STRUCTURE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENSITY; DOSIMETRY; GAS ANALYSIS; IONIZATION; LIQUID; PARTICLE SIZE; PROCESS MODEL; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RADIOBIOLOGY; RADIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; REVIEW;

BODY BURDEN; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; NANOTECHNOLOGY; NEUTRONS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOMETRY; RELATIVE BIOLOGICAL EFFECTIVENESS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT, BIOMEDICAL;

EID: 4644332245     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/nch171     Document Type: Review

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