In situ gamma spectroscopy to characterize building materials as radon and thoron sources

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 272, Issue 1-3, 2001, Pages 355-360

  Nuccetelli, Cristina ^a   Bolzan, Chiara ^a  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

Author keywords

222Rn exhalation; Building materials; Indoor gamma dose rate; Room model

Indexed keywords

BUILDING MATERIALS; DETECTORS; GAMMA RAY SPECTROMETERS; RADON; SOILS;

OUTDOOR GAMMA DOSE RATES;

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING;

RADIOISOTOPE; RADON; RADON 220; RADON DAUGHTER;

ACCURACY; BUILDING MATERIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; DOSE CALCULATION; GAMMA SPECTROMETRY; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION MEASUREMENT; RELIABILITY; TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0035858645     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0048-9697(01)00718-5     Document Type: Conference Paper

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