An algorithm to evaluate solar irradiance and effective dose rates using spectral UV irradiance at four selected wavelengths

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 111, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 239-250

  Anav, A ^a   Rafanelli, C ^a   Di Menno, I ^a   Di Menno, M ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OZONE;

ALGORITHM; ALTITUDE; ANALYTIC METHOD; ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DOSIMETRY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; OZONE LAYER; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIOMETRY; SKIN CANCER; SOLAR RADIATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WAVEFORM;

ALGORITHMS; BODY BURDEN; HUMANS; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIATION PROTECTION; RELATIVE BIOLOGICAL EFFECTIVENESS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; SUNLIGHT; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 7944239503     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/nch337     Document Type: Article

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