Advising the public about radiation emergencies [[electronic resource] ] : a document for public comment
| Advising the public about radiation emergencies [[electronic resource] ] : a document for public comment |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Bethesda, Md., : National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements, 1994 |
| Descrizione fisica | vi, 29 p. : ill |
| Disciplina | 616.9/897 |
| Collana | NCRP commentary |
| Soggetto topico |
Emergency management
Health risk communication Ionizing radiation - Accidents Ionizing radiation - Measurement |
| ISBN |
1-4356-3078-5
1-60119-468-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9911006569203321 |
| Bethesda, Md., : National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements, 1994 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Biological effects of modulated radiofrequency fields [[electronic resource]]
| Biological effects of modulated radiofrequency fields [[electronic resource]] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Bethesda, Md., : National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements, 2003 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (58 p.) |
| Disciplina | 616.9/897 |
| Collana | NCRP commentary |
| Soggetto topico |
Radio frequency - Health aspects
Radio waves - Health aspects |
| ISBN |
978-0-929600-80-2
978-1-60119-476-3 0-929600-80-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
""Cover ""; ""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""Executive Summary""; ""1. Introduction""; ""1.1 Present Exposure Standards and Guidelines for Radiofrequency Radiation""; ""1.1.1 Whole-Body Exposure""; ""1.1.2 Time Averaging""; ""1.1.3 Partial-Body Exposure""; ""1.2 Pulse-Modulated Fields""; ""1.2.1 American National Standards Institute/Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers""; ""1.2.2 International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection Guidelines""; ""1.2.3 Modulation and Exposure Parameters Other Than Time-Averaged Power""; ""1.3 Data Base for Existing Standards""
""1.4 Technical Background""""1.4.1 Modulation""; ""1.4.2 Effects of Modulation on a Signal""; ""1.5 Methods""; ""2. In Vitro Studies""; ""2.1 Effects at the Organ or Tissue Level""; ""2.2 Effects on Cell Physiology""; ""2.2.1 Electrical Activity of Excitable Cells""; ""2.2.2 Cell Enzyme Activity""; ""2.2.3 Cell Growth and Cell Cycle""; ""2.2.4 Cell Membrane Functions and Properties""; ""2.2.5 Cell Calcium Effects""; ""2.2.6 Cell Physiology and Biochemistry""; ""2.3 Genotoxicity and DNA Damage""; ""3. In Vivo Studies""; ""3.1 Behavioral Studies""; ""3.2 Nervous System Studies"" ""4. Human Studies""""5. Epidemiological Studies""; ""6. Biophysical Considerations""; ""6.1 Physical Interaction Mechanisms""; ""6.1.1 Thermal Mechanisms""; ""6.1.2 Rate of Temperature Rise""; ""6.1.3 Other Proposed Mechanisms""; ""7. Discussion and Conclusions""; ""Acronyms""; ""References""; ""The NCRP""; ""NCRP Commentaries"" |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9911006567803321 |
| Bethesda, Md., : National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements, 2003 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Health effects of exposure to low levels of ionizing radiation : BEIR V / / Committee on the Biological Effects of Ionizing Radiations, Board on Radiation Effects Research, Commission on Life Sciences, National Research Council
| Health effects of exposure to low levels of ionizing radiation : BEIR V / / Committee on the Biological Effects of Ionizing Radiations, Board on Radiation Effects Research, Commission on Life Sciences, National Research Council |
| Edizione | [First edition.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1990 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (436 pages) |
| Disciplina | 616.9/897 |
| Collana | BEIR |
| Soggetto topico |
Low-level radiation - Health aspects
Ionizing radiation - Health aspects Ionizing radiation - Physiological effect Neoplasms, Radiation-Induced Radiation Effects Radiation, Ionizing |
| ISBN |
9786613376510
9781283376518 1283376512 9780309589703 0309589703 9780585238340 0585238340 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | 1. Background information and scientific principles -- 2. Genetic effects of radiation -- 3. Mechanisms of radiation-induced cancer -- 4. Risk of cancer, all sites -- 5. Radiogenic cancer at specific sites -- 6. Other somatic and fetal effects -- 7. Low dose epidemiological studies. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910970125703321 |
| Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1990 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Health effects of exposure to low levels of ionizing radiations [[electronic resource] ] : time for reassessment? / / Committee on Health Effects of Exposure to Low Levels of Ionizing Radiations, Board on Radiation Effects Research, Commission on Life Sciences, National Research Council
| Health effects of exposure to low levels of ionizing radiations [[electronic resource] ] : time for reassessment? / / Committee on Health Effects of Exposure to Low Levels of Ionizing Radiations, Board on Radiation Effects Research, Commission on Life Sciences, National Research Council |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1998 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (86 p.) |
| Disciplina | 616.9/897 |
| Collana |
BEIR
The Compass series |
| Soggetto topico | Low-level radiation - Health aspects |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-280-18645-3
9786610186457 0-309-58052-8 0-585-15576-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910455804303321 |
| Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1998 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Health effects of exposure to low levels of ionizing radiations [[electronic resource] ] : time for reassessment? / / Committee on Health Effects of Exposure to Low Levels of Ionizing Radiations, Board on Radiation Effects Research, Commission on Life Sciences, National Research Council
| Health effects of exposure to low levels of ionizing radiations [[electronic resource] ] : time for reassessment? / / Committee on Health Effects of Exposure to Low Levels of Ionizing Radiations, Board on Radiation Effects Research, Commission on Life Sciences, National Research Council |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1998 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (86 p.) |
| Disciplina | 616.9/897 |
| Collana |
BEIR
The Compass series |
| Soggetto topico | Low-level radiation - Health aspects |
| ISBN |
0-309-17379-5
1-280-18645-3 9786610186457 0-309-58052-8 0-585-15576-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910778753203321 |
| Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1998 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Health effects of exposure to low levels of ionizing radiations : time for reassessment? / / Committee on Health Effects of Exposure to Low Levels of Ionizing Radiations, Board on Radiation Effects Research, Commission on Life Sciences, National Research Council
| Health effects of exposure to low levels of ionizing radiations : time for reassessment? / / Committee on Health Effects of Exposure to Low Levels of Ionizing Radiations, Board on Radiation Effects Research, Commission on Life Sciences, National Research Council |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1998 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (86 p.) |
| Disciplina | 616.9/897 |
| Collana |
BEIR
The Compass series |
| Soggetto topico | Low-level radiation - Health aspects |
| ISBN |
9786610186457
9780309173797 0309173795 9781280186455 1280186453 9780309580526 0309580528 9780585155760 0585155763 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Health Effects of Exposure to Low Levels of Ionizing Radiations -- Copyright -- Preface -- Contents -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY -- 1 INTRODUCTION -- 2 EPIDEMIOLOGIC INVESTIGATIONS -- NEW EPIDEMIOLOGIC RESULTS -- ADVANCES IN METHODOLOGY -- CONSIDERATIONS FOR A BEIR VII PHASE-2 COMMITTEE -- RADIOEPIDEMIOLOGIC TABLES -- 3 CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR CONSIDERATIONS -- DNA DAMAGE AND ITS REPAIR -- CONCLUSIONS -- CONDITIONED AND INDUCIBLE RESPONSES TO RADIATION -- CONCLUSIONS -- CHROMOSOMAL ABERRATIONS AND MUTATIONS -- Chromosomal Aberrations -- Mutations -- CONCLUSIONS -- 4 ANIMAL STUDIES -- CONCLUSIONS -- 5 RADIOBIOLOGIC PRINCIPLES AND RISK MODELING -- LINEARITY VERSUS CURVILINEARITY -- THE DOSE DEPENDENCE OF RBE -- POTENTIAL IMPACT OF NEUTRONS -- CONCLUSIONS -- 6 MATHEMATICAL MODELS OF RADIATION CARCINOGENESIS -- THE TWO-MUTATION MODEL -- IMPLICATIONS OF THE MODEL FOR RISK ESTIMATION -- CONCLUSIONS -- LITERATURE CITED -- Information on Committee Members -- List of Acronyms -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910961017203321 |
| Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1998 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Information needed to make radiation protection recommendations for space missions beyond low-earth orbit / / recommendations of the National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements
| Information needed to make radiation protection recommendations for space missions beyond low-earth orbit / / recommendations of the National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Bethesda, MD, : National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements, 2006 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (440 p.) |
| Disciplina | 616.9/897 |
| Collana | NCRP report |
| Soggetto topico |
Space environment
Astronauts - Protection Radiation - Safety measures - Research Radiation dosimetry Space vehicles - Shielding (Radiation) |
| ISBN |
1-60119-905-8
1-4294-7999-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""1. Executive Summary""; ""1.1 Background""; ""1.2 Space Radiation Environment""; ""1.3 Space Radiation Physics and Transport""; ""1.4 Space Dosimetry""; ""1.5 Space Radiation Biology""; ""1.6 Space Radiation Risk Assessment Methodology""; ""1.7 Major Information Needed""; ""2. Introduction""; ""3. Space Radiation Environment""; ""3.1 Galactic Cosmic Radiation""; ""3.2 Solar-Particle Events""; ""4. Space Radiation Physics and Transport""; ""4.1 Introduction""; ""4.2 Radiation Transport in Shielding""; ""4.3 Track Structure Models""
""4.4 Validation of Radiation Transport Codes""""4.5 Biophysics Models and Shielding Effectiveness""; ""5. Space Dosimetry""; ""5.1 Introduction""; ""5.2 Radiation Environment""; ""5.3 Measurement in Mixed Fields""; ""5.4 Energy Deposition Patterns for Components of the Radiation Spectrum""; ""5.5 Charged Particle Equilibrium""; ""5.6 Biological Significance""; ""5.7 Characterizing Biological Response""; ""5.8 Measurement of Fluence""; ""5.9 Measurement of Absorbed Dose""; ""5.10 Linear Energy Transfer Spectrum""; ""5.11 Measurement of Lineal Energy""; ""5.12 Rem Meters""; ""5.13 Summary"" ""6. Space Radiation Biology""""6.1 Introduction""; ""6.2 Late Radiation Effects""; ""6.3 Early Radiation Effects""; ""6.4 Summary of Current Space Radiation Biology""; ""6.5 Summary of Needed Space Radiation Biology Information""; ""7. Space Radiation Risk Assessment Methodology""; ""7.1 Introduction""; ""7.2 Late Radiation Effects""; ""7.3 Early Radiation Effects""; ""7.4 Risk to the Central Nervous System""; ""7.5 Alternative Cancer Projection Models""; ""7.6 Computational Biology and Risk Assessment""; ""8. Summary of Information Needed""; ""8.1 Space Radiation Environment"" ""8.2 Space Radiation Physics and Transport""""8.3 Space Dosimetry""; ""8.4 Space Radiation Biology""; ""8.5 Space Radiation Risk Assessment Methodology""; ""Appendix A Summary Tables of Literature by Radiation Type16""; ""Glossary""; ""Symbols, Abbreviations and Acronyms""; ""References""; ""The NCRP""; ""NCRP Publications""; ""Index"" |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9911006577403321 |
| Bethesda, MD, : National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements, 2006 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Management of terrorist events involving radioactive material : recommendations of the National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements
| Management of terrorist events involving radioactive material : recommendations of the National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Bethesda, Md., : National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurement, c2001 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (269 p.) |
| Disciplina | 616.9/897 |
| Collana | NCRP report |
| Soggetto topico |
Radioactive substances - Safety measures
Terrorism - Prevention |
| ISBN |
1-4294-9892-7
1-60119-225-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
""Cover Page""; ""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""1. Introduction""; ""1.1 Purpose of this Report""; ""1.2 Target Audiences of this Report""; ""1.3 Scope of this Report""; ""1.4 Acronyms""; ""2. Considerations Impacting Response""; ""2.1 Unique Features and Potential Impacts""; ""2.2 Factors Complicating the Decision-Making Process""; ""2.2.1 Law Enforcement Interests""; ""2.2.2 Public Health and Safety""; ""2.2.3 Mass Casualties and Damage to Infrastructure""; ""2.2.4 Psychosocial Impacts""; ""2.2.5 Environmental Concerns""; ""2.3 Functional Approach""; ""2.3.1 Crisis Management""
""2.3.2 Consequence Management""""3. Characteristics and Consequences of Terrorist Incidents that Involve Radioactive Materials""; ""3.1 Radiological Dispersal Events""; ""3.1.1 Localized Sources""; ""3.1.2 Widely Dispersed Sources""; ""3.2 Nuclear Weapons""; ""3.2.1 Yield""; ""3.2.2 Effects""; ""3.2.3 Discussion""; ""4. Medical Management of Radiation Casualties""; ""4.1 Basic Terminology""; ""4.2 Spectrum of Health Effects""; ""4.2.1 General Considerations: Cellular Damage and Absorbed Dose Rate""; ""4.2.2 Early Effects of Ionizing Radiation in Humans""; ""4.2.3 Radiation Carcinogenesis"" ""4.2.4 Effects of In Utero Irradiation""""4.2.5 Other Late Effects""; ""4.3 Medical Management of Radiation Casualties""; ""4.3.1 On-Scene Triage""; ""4.3.2 Patient Radiological Assessment""; ""4.3.3 Personnel Decontamination Procedures""; ""4.4 Hospital Management of Radiation Casualties""; ""4.4.1 Hospital Preparations""; ""4.4.2 Patients with Wounds or Burns""; ""4.4.3 Treatment of Patients Who Have Received Large Absorbed Doses of Ionizing Radiation""; ""4.4.4 Treatment of Internal Contamination""; ""4.4.5 Combined Injuries""; ""4.5 Pharmacological Radioprotection"" ""4.6 Medical Follow-Up of Persons Exposed to Ionizing Radiation""""5. Psychosocial Effects of Radiological Terrorist Incidents""; ""5.1 Key Psychosocial Features of Radiological Terrorist Incidents""; ""5.2 Spectrum of Psychosocial Effects""; ""5.3 Identifying and Assisting High-Risk Groups""; ""5.3.1 Children""; ""5.3.2 Emergency Workers/Responders""; ""5.3.3 Pregnant Women and Mothers with Young Children""; ""5.3.4 Other High-Risk Groups""; ""5.4 Potential Magnitude of Psychosocial Impacts After a Radiological Terrorist Incident""; ""5.5 The Problem of Social Stigma"" ""5.6 Prevention as the Guiding Principle""""5.7 A Shortage of Resources, Training, and Trained Personnel""; ""5.8 Training Exercises""; ""5.9 Research""; ""5.10 Restoring and Maintaining Trust""; ""5.11 Conclusion: The Centrality of the Psychosocial Dimension in Consequence Management""; ""5.12 Recommendations""; ""6. Command and Control""; ""6.1 Critical Elements of Command and Control""; ""6.2 The Federal System""; ""6.3 The Fog between Crisis and Consequence Management""; ""6.4 Command and Control Plans""; ""6.5 Communications""; ""7. Public Communication""; ""7.1 Communication Policy"" ""7.2 Information Management"" |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9911006694203321 |
| Bethesda, Md., : National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurement, c2001 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Misadministration of radioactive material in medicine [[electronic resource] ] : scientific background / / [National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements, Ad Hoc Committee on the Misadministration of Radioactive Material]
| Misadministration of radioactive material in medicine [[electronic resource] ] : scientific background / / [National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements, Ad Hoc Committee on the Misadministration of Radioactive Material] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Bethesda, Md., : National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements, c1991 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (55 p.) |
| Disciplina | 616.9/897 |
| Collana | NCRP commentary |
| Soggetto topico |
Nuclear medicine
Radioisotopes - Toxicology |
| ISBN |
1-4356-3075-0
1-60119-460-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | ""Cover""; ""Preface ""; ""Contents ""; ""1. Introduction ""; ""2. The Administration of Radioactive Materials in Nuclear Medicine ""; ""3. Misadministrations in Nuclear Medicine ""; ""4. Radiobiological Effects - Deterministic ""; ""5. Radiobiological Effects - Stochastic ""; ""6. Consideration of Radiobiological Effects ""; ""7. Summary ""; ""Appendix A: Number of Procedures ""; ""References ""; ""The NCRP ""; ""NCRP Commentaries "" |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9911006582503321 |
| Bethesda, Md., : National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements, c1991 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Population monitoring and radionuclide decorporation following a radiological or nuclear incident / / recommendations of the National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements
| Population monitoring and radionuclide decorporation following a radiological or nuclear incident / / recommendations of the National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Bethesda, Md., : National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements, 2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (297 p.) |
| Disciplina | 616.9/897 |
| Collana | NCRP report |
| Soggetto topico |
Radiation - Physiological effect
Radiation - Safety measures |
| ISBN |
1-61344-117-7
1-4416-9553-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
""Cover""; ""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""1. Executive Summary""; ""2. Introduction""; ""2.1 Overview""; ""2.2 Purpose of this Report""; ""2.3 Target Audiences of this Report""; ""2.4 Scope of this Report""; ""3. Background Information""; ""3.1 Internal Deposition of Radionuclides""; ""3.1.1 Inhalation""; ""3.1.2 Ingestion""; ""3.1.3 Absorption from Skin Contamination""; ""3.1.4 Absorption Through Wounds""; ""3.2 External Contamination""; ""3.3 Effects of Weather""; ""3.4 Complications Due to the Presence of Multiple Agents or Serious Injuries""; ""3.5 Radiological Triage""
""3.6 Proximity to the Incident""""3.7 Previous Experience with Internal Contamination""; ""3.8 Conclusions""; ""4. Settings in Which Persons May Become Contaminated with Radioactive Material""; ""4.1 Radiological Dispersal Device""; ""4.1.1 Incident Characteristics""; ""4.1.2 Nature of Contamination""; ""4.2 Aerosol Dispersal into a Public Area""; ""4.2.1 Incident Characteristics""; ""4.2.2 Nature of Contamination""; ""4.3 Contamination of Food or Water Supplies""; ""4.3.1 Incident Characteristics""; ""4.3.2 Nature of Contamination""; ""4.4 Improvised Nuclear Device"" ""4.4.1 Incident Characteristics""""4.4.2 Nature of Contamination""; ""4.5 Nuclear Reactor Incident""; ""4.5.1 Incident Characteristics""; ""4.5.2 Nature of Contamination""; ""4.6 Large-Scale Fires and Incidents""; ""4.6.1 Incident Characteristics""; ""4.6.2 Nature of Contamination""; ""4.7 Sealed Radioactive Source Incidents""; ""4.7.1 Incident Characteristics""; ""4.7.2 Nature of Contamination""; ""4.8 Summary""; ""5. Coordination with the Incident Command System""; ""5.1 Introduction""; ""5.2 Incident Command System""; ""5.3 Hospital Incident Command System"" ""5.4 Coordination Between Incident Command System and Hospital Incident Command System""""5.5 Communicating Information from the Scene to the Hospitals and from the Hospitals to the Scene""; ""6. Radiological Triage and Screening Guidance""; ""6.1 General Guidance for Emergency Responders""; ""6.1.1 Selecting an Appropriate Radiation Survey Instrument""; ""6.1.2 Presurvey Radiation Survey Instrument Checks""; ""6.1.3 Surveying for Radioactive Contamination""; ""6.2 Radiological Triage and Screening Procedures""; ""6.3 Initial Screening at Scene""; ""6.4 Initial Screening at Hospital"" ""6.5 Mass Screening Following the Emergency Phase""""6.6 Biodosimetry""; ""7. Clinical Decision Guide: Concept and Use""; ""7.1 Clinical Decision Guide Concept""; ""7.2 Clinical Use of the Clinical Decision Guide""; ""7.2.1 Decision-Making Process""; ""7.2.2 Use of the CDG Tables""; ""7.2.3 Use of a Single-Void Urine Sample Collected During the First 24 h""; ""7.2.4 Using the CDG with an Intake of Multiple Radionuclides""; ""7.2.5 Determining an Intake for Times More than 24 h in the Past""; ""7.2.6 Special Considerations for Uranium CDGs"" ""7.3 Americium-241: Clinical Decision Guide Fact Sheet"" |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9911004758603321 |
| Bethesda, Md., : National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements, 2011 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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