Mass spectrometric analysis of long-lived radionuclides in bio-assays

International Journal of Mass Spectrometry

Volumn 307, Issue 1-3, 2011, Pages 200-210

  Boulyga, Sergei F ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Austria)

Author keywords

Actinide; Biological tissues and fluid; Fission product; Inorganic mass spectrometry; Isotope analysis; Spatially resolved analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052968621     PISSN: 13873806     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijms.2011.02.012     Document Type: Article

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