Natural radioactivity in some building materials in Cuba and their contribution to the indoor gamma dose rate

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 113, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 218-222

  Flores, O Brígido ^a   Estrada, A Montalván ^a   Zerquera, J Tomás ^b  

^a Environmental Engineering Centre   (Cuba)

^b Centre for Radiation Protection and Hygiene   (Cuba)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POTASSIUM 40; RADIUM 226; THORIUM 232; URANIUM;

ARTICLE; BUILDING MATERIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUBA; GAMMA RADIATION; GAMMA SPECTROMETRY; HUMAN; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; RADIATION ABSORPTION; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOACTIVITY;

AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; BACKGROUND RADIATION; CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS; CUBA; GAMMA RAYS; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIATION PROTECTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 18844447760     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/nch434     Document Type: Article

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