International Journal of
Physical Sciences

  • Abbreviation: Int. J. Phys. Sci.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1992-1950
  • DOI: 10.5897/IJPS
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 2572

Full Length Research Paper

Measurement of natural radioactivity in selected samples of medical plants in Iraq

Abdulhussein Abdulameer Kareem
  • Abdulhussein Abdulameer Kareem
  • Physics Department, Education Faculty for Girls, University of Kufa, Iraq.
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Heiyam Najy Hady
  • Heiyam Najy Hady
  • Physics Department, Education Faculty for Girls, University of Kufa, Iraq.
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Ali Abid Abojassim*
  • Ali Abid Abojassim*
  • Physics Department, Faculty of Science, University of Kufa, Al-Najaf-Iraq.
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  •  Received: 22 May 2016
  •  Accepted: 04 July 2016
  •  Published: 30 July 2016

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