Occupational exposure of medical radiation workers in Lithuania, 1950-2003

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 130, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 239-243

  Samerdokiene, Vitalija ^a   Atkocius, Vydmantas ^a   Kurtinaitis, Juozas ^a   Valuckas, Konstantinas Povilas ^a  

^a VILNIUS UNIVERSITY   (Lithuania)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DOSIMETRY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; IONIZATION CHAMBER; LITHUANIA; NUCLEAR MEDICINE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOLOGY DEPARTMENT; RADIOTHERAPY;

HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; LITHUANIA; MEDICAL STAFF; NUCLEAR REACTORS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIOLOGY; RADIOTHERAPY; RISK ASSESSMENT; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 52749084046     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncm490     Document Type: Article

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