Study on radon and radon progeny in some living rooms

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 117, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 402-407

  Mohamed, Amer ^a  

^a El Minia University ^*  (Egypt)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACTINIUM; BISMUTH; LEAD; LEAD 212; POTASSIUM 40; RADIOISOTOPE; RADIUM; RADON; RADON 222; THALLIUM; THORIUM; URANIUM;

AIR SAMPLING; ALPHA RADIATION; ARTICLE; AUTOANALYZER; BUILDING MATERIAL; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DOSIMETER; DOSIMETRY; EGYPT; ELECTROSTATIC PRECIPITATION; GAMMA RADIATION; GAS; GEOMETRY; RADIATION DETECTION; RADIATION DETECTOR; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RADIATION ENERGY; RADIATION HAZARD; RADIOACTIVITY; STANDARD;

AEROSOLS; AIR POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; ALPHA PARTICLES; CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS; EGYPT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GASES; HOUSING; HUMANS; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOMETRY; RADON; RADON DAUGHTERS; RISK ASSESSMENT; VENTILATION;

EID: 33646350023     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/nci319     Document Type: Article

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