Overview of physical and biophysical techniques for accident dosimetry

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 144, Issue 1-4, 2011, Pages 571-574

  Trompier, F ^a   Bassinet, C ^a   Della Monaca, Sara ^a,b   Romanyukha, A ^c,d   Reyes, R ^c   Clairand, I ^a  

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

^b ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^c UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^d Naval Dosimetry Center   (United States)

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EID: 79953813953     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: 17423406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncq341     Document Type: Article

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