Radon progeny size distributions and enhanced deposition effects from high radon concetrations in an enclosed chamber

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 108, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 331-343

  Leonard, Bobby E ^a  

^a International Academy   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROXIDE; RADON; RADON 222;

AIR; AIRBORNE PARTICLE; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; FILTRATION; HUMIDITY; IONIZATION CHAMBER; MOUTH; NOSE; PARTICLE RADIATION; PARTICLE SIZE; PROGENY; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RADIATION ENERGY; SCAVENGING SYSTEM; ULTRAFILTRATION; UNITED STATES;

ADSORPTION; AEROSOLS; AIR MOVEMENTS; AIR POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIFFUSION; MODELS, CHEMICAL; PARTICLE SIZE; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADON; RADON DAUGHTERS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ULTRAFILTRATION;

EID: 2442652758     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/nch042     Document Type: Article

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