Evaluation of a hand-held neutron detector for usability, design and comfort

Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society

Volumn 2, Issue , 2007, Pages 1001-1005

  Castillejos, Pamela ^a   Hallbeck, M Susan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIRST RESPONDERS; PHYSICAL PROTOTYPES;

DETECTORS; HUMAN ENGINEERING; NEUTRON DETECTORS; NEUTRONS; NUCLEAR MATERIALS SAFEGUARDS;

ERGONOMICS;

EID: 58149469760     PISSN: 10711813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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