X-ray Technologies

Aspects of Explosives Detection

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 89-130

  Eilbert, R F ^a  

^a L 3 Communications Security and Detection Systems   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-374533-0.00006-4     Document Type: Chapter

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