Scientific issues in radiation dose reconstruction

Health Physics

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 26-35

  Toohey, Richard E ^a  

^a OAK RIDGE ASSOCIATED UNIVERSITIES   (United States)

Author keywords

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

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CANCER RISK; DEMOGRAPHY; DOSIMETRY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; NUCLEAR ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PERSONAL MONITORING; PERSONNEL RADIATION MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE RECONSTRUCTION; RADIATION PROTECTION; UNCERTAINTY; UNITED STATES; WORKMAN COMPENSATION; AIR POLLUTANT; METHODOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION INJURY; RADIOMETRY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; HUMANS; NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH (U.S.); OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIOMETRY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 47149093552     PISSN: 00179078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.HP.0000285798.55584.6d     Document Type: Article

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