Evaluation of personal dose equivalent using optically stimulated luminescent dosemeters in marumori after the fukushima nuclear accident

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 154, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 385-390

  Yoshida Ohuchi, Hiroko ^a   Hirasawa, Noriyasu ^a   Kobayashi, Ikuo ^b   Yoshizawa, Takeshi ^c  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b LANDAUER INC   (United States)

^c Marumori machi Hippo Office   (Japan)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY BURDEN; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; FUKUSHIMA NUCLEAR ACCIDENT; HUMAN; OPTICAL INSTRUMENTATION; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THERMOLUMINESCENCE DOSIMETRY;

BODY BURDEN; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FUKUSHIMA NUCLEAR ACCIDENT; HUMANS; OPTICAL DEVICES; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOACTIVE FALLOUT; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THERMOLUMINESCENT DOSIMETRY;

EID: 84876859816     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: 17423406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncs245     Document Type: Article

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