Exposure rate constants and lead shielding values for over 1,100 radionuclides

Health Physics

Volumn 102, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 271-291

  Smith, David S ^a,b   Stabin, Michael G ^a,b  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Society of Nuclear Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

gamma radiation; radiation protection; radionuclide; shielding

Indexed keywords

LEAD; RADIOISOTOPE;

ARTICLE; HEALTH PHYSICS; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOMETRY; STATISTICS;

HEALTH PHYSICS; HUMANS; LEAD; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOISOTOPES; RADIOMETRY;

EID: 84863134596     PISSN: 00179078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HP.0b013e318235153a     Document Type: Article

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