External dose reconstruction under part B of the energy employees compensation act

Health Physics

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 95-106

  Merwin, Steven E ^a   Smith, Matthew H ^a   Winslow, Robert C ^a   McCartney, Keith A ^b   Fix, Jack J ^a   Taulbee, Timothy D ^c   Macievic, Gregory L ^c  

^a Dade Moeller and Associates   (United States)

^b Dade Moeller and Associates   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Dose reconstruction; Dose, external; Dosimetry, external; Nuclear workers

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DOSIMETRY; ELECTRON DOSE; ENERGY EMPLOYEES COMPENSATION ACT; EXTERNAL DOSE RECONSTRUCTION PROGRAM; HUMAN; LAW; NEUTRON DOSIMETRY; PERSONNEL RADIATION MONITORING; PHOTON DOSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION ENERGY; WORKMAN COMPENSATION; X RAY ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; LEGAL ASPECT; METHODOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; POLLUTANT; RADIATION INJURY; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; UNITED STATES;

RADIOISOTOPE;

HUMANS; NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH (U.S.); OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIOACTIVE POLLUTANTS; RADIOISOTOPES; RADIOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; UNITED STATES; WORKERS' COMPENSATION;

EID: 47149092799     PISSN: 00179078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.HP.0000286777.82287.26     Document Type: Article

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