Comparative studies of indoor radon concentration levels in Jordan using CR-39 based bag and cup dosimeters

Health Physics

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 60-62

  Ahmad, N ^a   Matiullah, ^a   Khatibeh, A J A H ^b  

^a PAKISTAN INSTITUTE OF NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Pakistan)

^b Nuclear Energy Department   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Dosimetry; Radioactivity, natural; Radon; Thoron

Indexed keywords

RADIOISOTOPE; RADON; RADON 219; RADON 220; THORIUM 232; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; URANIUM 235; URANIUM 238;

AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTAINER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSIMETER; DOSIMETRY; JORDAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

THORON;

EID: 0031801031     PISSN: 00179078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004032-199807000-00010     Document Type: Article

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