The SIEVERT system for aircrew Dosimetry

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 136, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 282-285

  Clairand, I ^a   Fuller, N ^b   Bottollier depois, J F ^a   Trompier, F ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE RADIOPROTECTION ET DE SÛRETÉ NUCLÉAIRE IRSN   (France)

^b OBSERVATOIRE DE PARIS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT; ALTITUDE; AVIATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COSMIC RADIATION; FRANCE; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOMETRY; SOFTWARE; SOLAR ACTIVITY;

EID: 73049113340     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncp123     Document Type: Article

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