Application of low-background gamma-ray spectrometry to monitor radioactivity in the environment and food

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 90, Issue , 2014, Pages 251-257

  Khan, A J ^a   Semkow, T M ^a,b   Beach, S E ^a   Haines, D K ^a   Bradt, C J ^a   Bari, A ^a   Syed, U F ^a   Torres, M ^a   Marrantino, J ^a   Kitto, M E ^a,b   Menia, T ^a   Fielman, E ^a  

^a WADSWORTH CENTER   (United States)

^b Preventive Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Fukushima plume; Low gamma energy; Milk

Indexed keywords

CESIUM; GAMMA RAY SPECTROMETERS; GAMMA RAYS; RADIATION; RADIOACTIVITY;

FLORIDA; FUKUSHIMA; FUKUSHIMA ACCIDENTS; GAMMA RAY SPECTROMETRY; LOW-GAMMA; MILK; NEW YORK STATE; RESPONSE CHARACTERISTIC;

SPECTROMETERS;

BERYLLIUM 7; CESIUM 134; CESIUM 136; CESIUM 137; IODINE 131; IODINE 132; LANTHANUM 140; NEODYMIUM 95; RADIOISOTOPE; RUTHENIUM 106; TELLURIUM 129; TELLURIUM 132; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER; ZIRCONIUM 95; AIR POLLUTANT;

AEROSOL; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY; FUKUSHIMA NUCLEAR ACCIDENT; GAMMA SPECTROMETRY; MILK; PLUME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DETECTION; RADIATION ENERGY; RADIATION MEASUREMENT; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION; RADIOSENSITIVITY; SPECTROMETER; UNITED STATES; AIR POLLUTANT; ANALYSIS; DEVICE FAILURE ANALYSIS; DEVICES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EVALUATION STUDY; FOOD ANALYSIS; IONIZING RADIATION; RADIATION PROTECTION;

AIR POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE; BACKGROUND RADIATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD CONTAMINATION, RADIOACTIVE; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIATION PROTECTION; SPECTROMETRY, GAMMA;

EID: 84900819664     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: 18729800     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2014.04.011     Document Type: Article

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