Correlation of FBX dosimeter and micronucleus assay in radiation dosimetry of gamma chambers

Journal of Environmental Pathology, Toxicology and Oncology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 63-73

  Ali, Manjoor ^a   Tiwari, Prabha ^a   Kumar, Amit ^a   Mishra, Kaushala Prasad ^b,c   Pandey, Badri Narain ^a  

^a BHABHA ATOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

^b United Research Center   (India)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MUMBAI   (India)

Author keywords

Biological dosimetry; Dose distribution; Dose rate; FBX dosimeter; Micronuclei assay

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSIMETER; DOSIMETRY; GAMMA IRRADIATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MICRONUCLEUS; MICRONUCLEUS TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RADIATION EXPOSURE;

EID: 67549107011     PISSN: 07318898     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1615/JEnvironPatholToxicolOncol.v28.i1.70     Document Type: Article

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