Occupational exposure to Am-Be neutron calibration source mounted in OB26 shielding container
By: Kamil Szewczak and Slawomir Jednorog
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/nuka-2014-0016 | Journal eISSN: 1508-5791 (formerly 0029-5922) | Journal ISSN: 0029-5922
Language: English
Page range: 97 - 103
Submitted on: Feb 11, 2014
Accepted on: Jul 21, 2014
Published on: Sep 12, 2014
Published by: Institute of Nuclear Chemistry and Technology
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