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Profiling the depth of caesium-137 contamination in concrete via a relative linear attenuation model.

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Profiling the depth of caesium-137 contamination in concrete via a relative linear attenuation model. / Shippen, Alan; Joyce, Malcolm J.
In: Applied Radiation and Isotopes, Vol. 68, No. 4-5, 03.2010, p. 631-634.

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Shippen, A & Joyce, MJ 2010, 'Profiling the depth of caesium-137 contamination in concrete via a relative linear attenuation model.', Applied Radiation and Isotopes, vol. 68, no. 4-5, pp. 631-634. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apradiso.2009.09.046

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Shippen, A., & Joyce, M. J. (2010). Profiling the depth of caesium-137 contamination in concrete via a relative linear attenuation model. Applied Radiation and Isotopes, 68(4-5), 631-634. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apradiso.2009.09.046

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Shippen A, Joyce MJ. Profiling the depth of caesium-137 contamination in concrete via a relative linear attenuation model. Applied Radiation and Isotopes. 2010 Mar;68(4-5):631-634. doi: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2009.09.046

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Shippen, Alan ; Joyce, Malcolm J. / Profiling the depth of caesium-137 contamination in concrete via a relative linear attenuation model. In: Applied Radiation and Isotopes. 2010 ; Vol. 68, No. 4-5. pp. 631-634.

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