The thoron issue: Monitoring activities, measuring techniques and dose conversion factors

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 59-64

  Nuccetelli, C ^a   Bochicchio, F ^a  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RADON 222;

BUILDING MATERIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; HALF LIFE TIME; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION MONITORING;

EID: 0031685646     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.rpd.a032334     Document Type: Conference Paper

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