Thorium in ilmenite and its radiological implications in the production of titanium dioxide

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 129, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 381-385

  Haridasan, P P ^a   Pillai, P M B ^a   Tripathi, R M ^a   Puranik, V D ^a  

^a BHABHA ATOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RADIUM 228; THORIUM 232; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EFFLUENT; GAMMA RADIATION; INDIA; INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PAINT INDUSTRY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION MEASUREMENT; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; SEPARATION TECHNIQUE;

AIR POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE; BODY BURDEN; HUMANS; INDIA; IRON; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RADIATION MONITORING; RELATIVE BIOLOGICAL EFFECTIVENESS; THORIUM; TITANIUM;

EID: 49249138976     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncm446     Document Type: Article

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