A comparison of the microbicidal effectiveness of gamma rays and high and low energy electron radiations

Radiation Physics and Chemistry

Volumn 79, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 701-704

  Tallentire, Alan ^a   Miller, Arne ^b   Helt Hansen, Jakob ^b  

^a Risø DTU ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

B. pumilus spores; Low energy; Microbicidal; Radiation

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS PUMILUS; COBALT-60; LOW ENERGIES; LOW ENERGY; LOW ENERGY ELECTRONS; MEASUREMENT UNCERTAINTY; MEV-ELECTRONS; PUMILUS; RADIATION RESPONSE;

BACTERIOLOGY; BALLOONS; COBALT; GAMMA RAYS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

RADIATION;

COBALT 60;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS PUMILUS; BACTERIAL SPORE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSIMETRY; ELECTRON; ELECTRON RADIATION; FILTER; GAMMA RADIATION; NONHUMAN; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION RESPONSE;

EID: 77349107378     PISSN: 0969806X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radphyschem.2010.01.010     Document Type: Article

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