Low-level occupational 14C contamination - results from a pilot study

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 130, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 337-342

  Stenström, Kristina ^a   Leide svegborn, Sigrid ^b   Mattsson, Sören ^b  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON 14;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; HAIR ANALYSIS; HUMAN; LOW ENERGY RADIATION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PILOT STUDY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION; URINALYSIS; WORKPLACE;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; CARBON RADIOISOTOPES; HAIR; HUMANS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PILOT PROJECTS; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIATION PROTECTION; RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT; URINE;

EID: 53349156947     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncn054     Document Type: Article

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