Progeny enhanced deposition rates primarily from increased particle diffusivity at high radon concentrations

Health Physics

Volumn 85, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 476-484

  Leonard, Bobby E ^a  

^a International Academy   (United States)

Author keywords

Decay products; Radioactivity, indoor; Radon progeny; Surface contamination

Indexed keywords

RADON; RADON 222; RADON DAUGHTER;

ARTICLE; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; IONIZATION CHAMBER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION MEASUREMENT; RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION; RADIOACTIVITY; SAMPLING;

AIR POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE; ALUMINUM; CALIBRATION; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIOMETRY; RADON; RADON DAUGHTERS;

EID: 0041833399     PISSN: 00179078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004032-200310000-00012     Document Type: Article

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