New findings: A very high natural radiation area in Afra hot springs, Jordan

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 133, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 115-118

  Ajlouni, Abdul Wali ^a   Abdelsalam, Manal ^a   Abu Haija, Osama ^a   Joudeh, Bassam ^a  

^a TAFILA TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Jordan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GAMMA RADIATION; JORDAN; NATURAL RADIOACTIVITY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RADIATION DETECTOR; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION MEASUREMENT; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIATION PROTECTION; THERMAL SPRING; THERMOLUMINESCENCE DOSIMETER; TOURISM;

BACKGROUND RADIATION; HOT SPRINGS; JORDAN; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION MONITORING; WATER POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE;

EID: 63849305133     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncp028     Document Type: Article

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