Published 2007 | Version v1
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Proceedings of the 8. International symposium on the natural radiation environment (NRE-VIII). Book of abstracts

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Description

Theoretical and experimental papers are presented in these proceedings covering the following subjects: cosmic radiation, solar activity and cosmogenic radionuclides - natural radiation from space, high background areas - life in naturally elevated radiation areas, radon and thoron - indoors and outdoors, other terrestrial natural radionuclides - natural radioactivity, NORM/TENORM, including depleted uranium - technologically enhanced natural radioactivity, dosimetry and health risk assessment biological effects of natural radioactivity , exposures of biota to natural radioactivity, metrology, modelling and epidemiology, BSS and legal issues - regulating natural radioactivity, RDD (dirty bombs and terrorism - terrorism and natural radioactive material, non-ionising radiation (NIR) an the NRE 11), geochronology plus natural radioactivity and the theory of time

Availability note (English)

Available from the Library of the Brazilian National Nuclear Energy Commission, Rio de Janeiro

Additional details

Publishing Information

Imprint Pagination
[239 p.]

Conference

Title
8. International symposium on the natural radiation environment
Acronym
NRE-VIII
Dates
7-12 Oct 2007
Place
Buzios, RJ (Brazil)

INIS

Country of Publication
Brazil
Country of Input or Organization
Brazil
INIS RN
40029240
Subject category
S61: RADIATION PROTECTION AND DOSIMETRY;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference, Non-conventional Literature
Is Lead record
Yes
Descriptors DEI
BACKGROUND RADIATION; CARCINOMAS; GAMMA DOSIMETRY; GAMMA RADIATION; GAMMA SPECTROSCOPY; LUNGS; NATURAL RADIOACTIVITY; POTASSIUM 40; RADIATION DETECTION; RADIATION DOSES; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; RADON; THORIUM; URANIUM
Descriptors DEC
ACTINIDES; BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-PLUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BODY; DETECTION; DISEASES; DOSES; DOSIMETRY; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; ELECTRON CAPTURE RADIOISOTOPES; ELEMENTS; FLUIDS; GASES; IONIZING RADIATIONS; ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES; ISOTOPES; LIGHT NUCLEI; MATERIALS; METALS; NANOSECONDS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; NEOPLASMS; NONMETALS; NUCLEI; ODD-ODD NUCLEI; ORGANS; POTASSIUM ISOTOPES; RADIATIONS; RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS; RADIOACTIVITY; RADIOISOTOPES; RARE GASES; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; SPECTROSCOPY; WASTES; YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES