Estimation of health hazards resulting from a radiological terrorist attack in a city

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 131, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 297-307

  Andersson, Kasper G ^a   Mikkelsen, T ^a   Astrup, P ^a   Thykier Nielsen, S ^a   Jacobsen, L H ^b   Schou Jensen, L ^b   Hoe, S C ^c   Nielsen, S P ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b Prolog Development Center   (Denmark)

^c Beredskabsstyrelsen   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

STRONTIUM 90;

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION; ATOMIC BOMB; ATOMIC WARFARE; CITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE CALCULATION; DOSIMETRY; HEALTH HAZARD; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION HAZARD; RADIATION MEASUREMENT; RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION; TERRORISM;

EID: 56849095511     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncn173     Document Type: Article

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