Preliminary evaluation of real time false CAM alarm prediction through continuous radon monitoring

Health Physics

Volumn 84, Issue 5 SUPPL., 2003, Pages

  Hayes, Robert ^b   Chiou, Hung Cheng ^a  

^a Radiological Technology   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Monitors, radiation; Operational topic; Radon; Spectroscopy, alpha

Indexed keywords

RADON;

AIR MONITOR; ARTICLE; EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIOACTIVITY;

EID: 0344406103     PISSN: 00179078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004032-200305001-00012     Document Type: Article

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