Study of natural radionuclide and absorbed gamma dose in ukhimath area of garhwal Himalaya, India

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 152, Issue 1-3, 2012, Pages 58-61

  Rautela, B S ^a   Yadav, M ^a   Bourai, A A ^a   Joshi, V ^a   Gusain, G S ^b   Ramola, R C ^a  

^a H N B GARHWAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b Government Post Graduate College   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POTASSIUM; RADIOISOTOPE; RADIUM; THORIUM;

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GAMMA RADIATION; GAMMA SPECTROMETRY; HUMAN; INDIA; IONIZING RADIATION; METHODOLOGY; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION MONITORING; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANT; SOLUBILITY;

BACKGROUND RADIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GAMMA RAYS; HUMANS; INDIA; POTASSIUM RADIOISOTOPES; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIOISOTOPES; RADIUM; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE; SOLUBILITY; SPECTROMETRY, GAMMA; THORIUM;

EID: 84870441156     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: 17423406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncs187     Document Type: Article

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