Measurements of neutron dose rates with a balloon in Japan

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 126, Issue 1-4, 2007, Pages 585-589

  Nagaoka, K ^a   Hiraide, I ^a   Sato, K ^a   Yamagami, T ^b   Nakamura, T ^c   Yabutani, T ^d  

^a Japan Chemical Analysis Center   (Japan)

^b JAPAN AEROSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCY   (Japan)

^c TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d FUJI ELECTRIC CO   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTITUDE; ARTICLE; BALLOON; COSMIC RADIATION; DOSIMETER; DOSIMETRY; JAPAN; NEUTRON RADIATION; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION ENERGY; RADIATION FIELD; RADIOSENSITIVITY; AIRCRAFT; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; NEUTRON; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIATION PROTECTION; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

AIRCRAFT; ALTITUDE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; JAPAN; NEUTRONS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIATION PROTECTION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 52249122893     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncm119     Document Type: Article

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