"Background Radiation" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Radiation from sources other than the source of interest. It is due to cosmic rays and natural radioactivity in the environment.
Concept/Terms
Background Radiation- Background Radiation
- Radiation, Natural
- Natural Radiations
- Radiations, Natural
- Natural Radiation
- Radiation, Background
- Background Radiations
- Radiations, Background
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Background Radiation" by people in Harvard Catalyst Profiles by year, and whether "Background Radiation" was a major or minor topic of these publication.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Below are the most recent publications written about "Background Radiation" by people in Profiles.
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Effective Dose Calculation Program (EDCP) for the usage of NORM-added consumer product. Appl Radiat Isot. 2018 Sep; 139:1-6.
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Feasibility study for the assessment of the exposed dose with TENORM added in consumer products. Radiat Prot Dosimetry. 2015 Nov; 167(1-3):255-9.
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Energy- and time-resolved detection of prompt gamma-rays for proton range verification. Phys Med Biol. 2013 Oct 21; 58(20):L37-49.
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Environmental radiation--an important concern in the Himalayas (Nepal). J Environ Radioact. 2012 Oct; 112:171-4.
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Comparison of natural background dose rates for residents of the Amargosa Valley, NV, to those in Leadville, CO, and the states of Colorado and Nevada. Health Phys. 2006 Oct; 91(4):338-53.
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Environmental health physics: 50 years of progress. Health Phys. 2005 Jun; 88(6):676-96.
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Environmental health physics-50 years of progress. Health Phys. 2004 Oct; 87(4):337-57.
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Radiation exposures from natural background. NEHW Health Watch. 1988 Spring-Summer; 9(1-2):3, 7.