Volume traps - A new retrospective radon monitor

Health Physics

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 222-226

  Oberstedt, S ^a   Vanmarcke, H ^a  

^a BELGIAN NUCLEAR RESEARCH CENTRE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

222Rn, indoor; monitors, radon; radon; radon progeny

Indexed keywords

POLONIUM; POLYESTER; RADON 222; RADON 222 DAUGHTER;

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION MEASUREMENT; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIATION PROTECTION;

EID: 0030046519     PISSN: 00179078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004032-199602000-00010     Document Type: Article

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