The radiation dose from a proposed measurement of arsenic and selenium in human skin

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 55, Issue 18, 2010, Pages 5499-5514

  Gherase, Mihai R ^a   Mader, Joanna E ^a   Fleming, David E B ^a  

^a MOUNT ALLISON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; SELENIUM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; MALE; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SKIN; SPECTROMETRY; THERMOLUMINESCENCE DOSIMETRY;

ADULT; ARSENIC; HUMANS; MALE; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; RADIATION DOSAGE; SELENIUM; SKIN; SPECTROMETRY, X-RAY EMISSION; THERMOLUMINESCENT DOSIMETRY;

EID: 78149321347     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: 13616560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/55/18/015     Document Type: Article

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