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Ambient and Personal Effective Dose Assessment at the International Arrival Hall of Taichung Airport in Taiwan

Hui-Yu TsaiDepartment of Medical Imaging and Radiological Sciences, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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Chun-Che LoSchool of Biomedical Sciences, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
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Shann-Horng YehDepartment of Medical Imaging and Radiological Sciences, Tzu Chi College of Technology, Hualien, Taiwan
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Ming-Yung LeeDepartment of Statistics and Informatics Science, Providence University, Taichung, Taiwan
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Tou-Rong ChenSchool of Medical Imaging and Radiological Sciences, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan;Department of Medical Imaging, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, Taichung, TaiwanCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 265-271 | Received 29 Oct 2013, Accepted 16 Dec 2013, Published online: 17 Aug 2015

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