On the uncertainty estimation of electromagnetic field measurements using field sensors: A general approach

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 133, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 240-247

  Stratakis, D ^a   Miaoudakis, A ^a   Katsidis, C ^a   Zacharopoulos, V ^a   Xenos, T ^b  

^a TECHNOLOGICAL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CRETE   (Greece)

^b ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; ELECTRIC FIELD; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MEASUREMENT; METHODOLOGY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SENSOR; STANDARD;

ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; HUMANS; RADIATION MONITORING; UNCERTAINTY;

EID: 65549102555     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncp050     Document Type: Article

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