Survey of the Rn dose conversion factor for offices

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 379-385

  Yu, K N ^a   Lau, B M F ^a   Guan, Z J ^a   Lo, T Y ^a   Young, E C M ^b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Dose; Dose conversion factor; Dosimeter; Rn

Indexed keywords

RADON;

AIR MONITORING; ALPHA RADIATION; ARCHITECTURE; ARTICLE; BUILDING MATERIAL; HONG KONG; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION;

EID: 0034046654     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0265-931X(00)00088-6     Document Type: Article

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