Dosimetry at aviation altitudes (2006-2008)

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 136, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 251-255

  Meier, Matthias M ^a   Hubiak, Melina ^a   Matthiä, Daniel ^a   Wirtz, Michael ^a   Reitz, Günther ^a  

^a GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSPACE MEDICINE; AIRCRAFT; ALTITUDE; AVIATION; COSMIC RADIATION; GERMANY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIOMETRY; SOLAR ENERGY; SUNLIGHT;

EID: 73049107585     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncp142     Document Type: Article

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