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Naturally Occurring Alpha-Emitting Nuclides in the Human Body

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RAJEWSKY, B., STAHLHOFEN, W. Naturally Occurring Alpha-Emitting Nuclides in the Human Body. Nature 198, 960–962 (1963). https://doi.org/10.1038/198960a0

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