Electronic personal neutron dosemeters for high energies: Measurements, new developments and further needs

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 126, Issue 1-4, 2007, Pages 487-490

  Luszik Bhadra, Marlies ^a  

^a PHYSIKALISCH TECHNISCHE BUNDESANSTALT   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT; ALTITUDE; ARTICLE; DOSIMETRY; MEASUREMENT; NEUTRON DOSIMETER; NEUTRON RADIATION; RADIATION ENERGY; RADIATION FIELD; SPACE; SPECTROMETRY; WORKPLACE; ELECTRONICS; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FORECASTING; GERMANY; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NEUTRON; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ELECTRONICS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FORECASTING; GERMANY; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NEUTRONS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 52249086331     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncm098     Document Type: Article

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