A gamma radiation dose calculation method for use with Lagrangian puff atmospheric dispersion models used in real-time emergency response systems

Journal of Radiological Protection

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 747-759

  Andronopoulos, S ^a   Bartzis, J G ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF NUCLEAR TECHNOLOGY AND RADIATION PROTECTION   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN MACEDONIA   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA; ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION; ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION MODELS; CO-ORDINATE TRANSFORMATION; EMERGENCY RESPONSE SYSTEMS; EVALUATION STUDY; FLUENCE RATES; GAMMA DOSE RATE; GAMMA RADIATION; LAGRANGIAN; METEOROLOGICAL CONDITION; MODEL PERFORMANCE; MODEL PREDICTION; NON-HOMOGENEOUS; NUCLEAR EMERGENCIES; PHOTON ENERGY; PUFF DISPERSIONS; RUNTIMES; SEPARATION OF VARIABLES; STATISTICAL INDICES;

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; DISPERSIONS; DOSIMETRY; GAMMA RAYS; LAGRANGE MULTIPLIERS; REAL TIME SYSTEMS; RISK MANAGEMENT;

THREE DIMENSIONAL;

AIR POLLUTANT; ARTICLE; COMPUTER SYSTEM; EMERGENCY; GAMMA RADIATION; RADIATION DOSE; THEORETICAL MODEL;

AIR POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE; COMPUTER SYSTEMS; EMERGENCIES; GAMMA RAYS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; RADIATION DOSAGE;

EID: 78650381923     PISSN: 09524746     EISSN: 13616498     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0952-4746/30/4/008     Document Type: Article

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