A study on natural radiation exposure in different realistic living rooms

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 355-367

  El Hussein, A ^a  

^a El Minia University El Minia Egypt ^*  (Egypt)

Author keywords

Building materials; Dose; Natural radioactivity; Radon; Unattached fraction

Indexed keywords

POTENTIAL ALPHA ENERGY CONCENTRATION (PAEC); UNATTACHED DECAY PROJECTS; WIRE SCREEN DIFFUSION BATTERY;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); RADIATION; RADON; VENTILATION;

RESPIRATORY SYSTEM;

LEAD; POLONIUM; RADON 222;

CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL; INDOOR RADON; RADIATION EXPOSURE;

AIR CONDITIONING; ALPHA RADIATION; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; DIFFUSION; DOSIMETRY; GEOMETRY; MODEL; NATURAL RADIOACTIVITY; PRECIPITATION; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION PROTECTION; STANDARD;

CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS; EGYPT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HOUSING; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; RADIOISOTOPES; RADIOMETRY; RADON; RISK ASSESSMENT; VENTILATION;

EID: 10944219885     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2004.08.009     Document Type: Article

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