Detection of partial-body exposure to ionizing radiation by the automatic detection of dicentrics

Radiation Research

Volumn 178, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 357-364

  Vaurijoux, Aurelie ^a   Gregoire, Eric ^a   Roch Lefevre, Sandrine ^a   Voisin, Pascale ^a   Martin, Cecile ^a   Voisin, Philippe ^a   Roy, Laurence ^a   Gruel, Gaetan ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT; ARTICLE; DICENTRIC CHROMOSOME; DOSIMETRY; HEMODILUTION; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; IONIZING RADIATION; PARTIAL BODY RADIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE;

BODY BURDEN; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMANS; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOACTIVE HAZARD RELEASE;

EID: 84867079953     PISSN: 00337587     EISSN: 19385404     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1667/RR2728.1     Document Type: Article

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