Natural radioactivity and external gamma radiation exposure at the coastal Red Sea in Egypt

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 130, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 376-384

  Harb, S ^a  

^a SOUTH VALLEY UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

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Indexed keywords

CESIUM 137; LEAD 210; POTASSIUM 40; RADIOISOTOPE; RADIUM 226; RADIUM 228; SEA WATER; THORIUM 228; THORIUM 232; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; URANIUM 235; URANIUM 238;

ARTICLE; COASTAL WATERS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSIMETRY; EGYPT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GAMMA RADIATION; GAMMA SPECTROMETRY; NATURAL RADIOACTIVITY; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION; SEASHORE; WATER CONTAMINATION;

CALIBRATION; EGYPT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GAMMA RAYS; GERMANIUM; INDIAN OCEAN; POTASSIUM RADIOISOTOPES; RADIOACTIVITY; RADIOISOTOPES; RADIOMETRY; SILICON DIOXIDE; SOIL POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE; SPECTROMETRY, GAMMA; URANIUM;

EID: 53349177150     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncn064     Document Type: Article

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