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ARTICLE

Development and Evaluation of a Fast Calculation Method for Gamma Ray Skyshine Dose Using Data Libraries

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Pages 1057-1068 | Received 26 Aug 2010, Accepted 02 Mar 2011, Published online: 05 Jan 2012

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