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MODERN DOSIMETRIC TOOLS FOR Co-60 IRRADIATION

Modern dosimetric tools for 60Co irradiation at high containment laboratories

Barri TwardoskiRadiation Safety Department, Division of Intramural Research, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH, Rocky Mountain Laboratories, Hamilton, Montana, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Heinz FeldmannRadiation Safety Department, Division of Intramural Research, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH, Rocky Mountain Laboratories, Hamilton, Montana, USA;Laboratory of Virology, Division of Intramural Research, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH, Rocky Mountain Laboratories, Hamilton, Montana, USA
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Marshall E. BloomRadiation Safety Department, Division of Intramural Research, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH, Rocky Mountain Laboratories, Hamilton, Montana, USA;Laboratory of Virology, Division of Intramural Research, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH, Rocky Mountain Laboratories, Hamilton, Montana, USA
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Joe WardRadiation Safety Department, Division of Intramural Research, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH, Rocky Mountain Laboratories, Hamilton, Montana, USA
Pages 1039-1044 | Received 27 Dec 2010, Accepted 14 Jun 2011, Published online: 01 Oct 2011

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