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ARTICLE

Retrospective Estimation of the Spatial Dose Distribution and the Number of Fissions in Criticality Accident Using Area Dosimeters

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Pages 43-53 | Received 07 Apr 2006, Accepted 12 Sep 2006, Published online: 05 Jan 2012

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