A portable bronchial dosimeter for radon progenies

Health Physics

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 147-152

  Yu, K N ^a   Guan, Z J ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Air sampling; Effective dose; Lungs, human; Radon

Indexed keywords

RADON;

ALPHA RADIATION; ARTICLE; DOSIMETER; LUNG CARCINOGENESIS; LUNG CARCINOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION CARCINOGENESIS; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RADIOISOTOPE DECAY; TRACHEOBRONCHIAL TREE;

EID: 0031817361     PISSN: 00179078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004032-199808000-00004     Document Type: Article

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