Dosimetry for Food Processing and Research Applications

Food Irradiation Research and Technology

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 105-125

  Mehta, Kishor ^a   O'Hara, Kevin ^b  

^a INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Austria)

^b MDS Inc   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cereals; Dosimetry system; Equipment; Growth inhibition; Insect disinfestation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84889410523     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470277638.ch7     Document Type: Chapter

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