Analysis of electret ion chamber radon detector response to 222Rn interference from background gamma radiation

Health Physics

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 44-49

  Usman, Shoaib ^a  

^a University of Cincinnati   (United States)

Author keywords

222Rn; Detector, radiation; Electrets; Radiation, background

Indexed keywords

RADON 222;

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ERROR; GAMMA RADIATION; IONIZATION; IONIZING RADIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOSENSITIVITY;

EID: 0032955197     PISSN: 00179078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004032-199901000-00007     Document Type: Article

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