Experimental determination of the absorption rate of unattached radon progeny from respiratory tract to blood

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 102, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 343-348

  Butterweck, G ^a   Schuler, Ch ^a   Vezzu G ^a   Muller R ^b   Marsh, J W ^c   Thrift, S ^c   Birchall, A ^c  

^a PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^b Natl Radiological Proctection Board ^*  (Switzerland)

^c PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RADON DAUGHTER; RADON;

AEROSOL; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CILIATED EPITHELIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IONIZATION CHAMBER; MEASUREMENT; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PARTICLE SIZE; RADIATION ABSORPTION; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; TIME; VALIDATION PROCESS; VOLUNTEER; ABSORPTION; CALIBRATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; RADIATION RESPONSE; RADIOMETRY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ABSORPTION; ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; AEROSOLS; CALIBRATION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; RADIOMETRY; RADON; RADON DAUGHTERS; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0036451919     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.rpd.a006103     Document Type: Article

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