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An analytical approach to gamma-ray self-shielding effects for radioactive bodies encountered nuclear decommissioning scenarios

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An analytical approach to gamma-ray self-shielding effects for radioactive bodies encountered nuclear decommissioning scenarios. / Akurugoda Gamage, Kelum; Joyce, Malcolm.
In: Applied Radiation and Isotopes, Vol. 69, No. 10, 2011, p. 1521-1532.

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Akurugoda Gamage, K & Joyce, M 2011, 'An analytical approach to gamma-ray self-shielding effects for radioactive bodies encountered nuclear decommissioning scenarios', Applied Radiation and Isotopes, vol. 69, no. 10, pp. 1521-1532. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apradiso.2011.06.010

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Akurugoda Gamage, K., & Joyce, M. (2011). An analytical approach to gamma-ray self-shielding effects for radioactive bodies encountered nuclear decommissioning scenarios. Applied Radiation and Isotopes, 69(10), 1521-1532. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apradiso.2011.06.010

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Akurugoda Gamage K, Joyce M. An analytical approach to gamma-ray self-shielding effects for radioactive bodies encountered nuclear decommissioning scenarios. Applied Radiation and Isotopes. 2011;69(10):1521-1532. doi: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2011.06.010

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Akurugoda Gamage, Kelum ; Joyce, Malcolm. / An analytical approach to gamma-ray self-shielding effects for radioactive bodies encountered nuclear decommissioning scenarios. In: Applied Radiation and Isotopes. 2011 ; Vol. 69, No. 10. pp. 1521-1532.

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