Workplace monitoring for exposures to radon and to other natural sources in Europe: Integration of monitoring for internal and external exposures

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 112, Issue 1 SPEC. ISS., 2004, Pages 121-139

  Lopez, M A ^a   Currivan, L ^b   Falk, R ^c   Olko, P ^d   Wernli, C ^e   Castellani, C M ^f  

^a CIEMAT   (Spain)

^b RPII   (Ireland)

^c SSI   (Sweden)

^d INSTITUTE OF NUCLEAR PHYSICS   (Poland)

^e PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^f ENEA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RADON;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DOSIMETRY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; EUROPE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIATION PROTECTION; STANDARDIZATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; WORKPLACE;

BACKGROUND RADIATION; BODY BURDEN; DATA COLLECTION; DATABASES, FACTUAL; EUROPE; GUIDELINES; INTERINSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOMETRY; RADON; REFERENCE STANDARDS; SAFETY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 10944250697     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/nch285     Document Type: Article

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