Evaluation of U, Th, K and emanated radon in some NORM and TENORM samples

Radiation Measurements

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 627-633

  El Afifi, E M ^a   Hilal, M A ^a   Khalifa, S M ^a   Aly, H F ^a  

^a HOT LABORATORIES CENTER   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Emanation coefficient; Natural radioactivity; NORM; TE(NORM)

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC RADIOACTIVITY; GRANITE; GYPSUM; POTASSIUM; RADON; THORIUM; URANIUM;

EMANATION COEFFICIENT; NATURAL RADIOACTIVITY; NORM; TE(NORM);

RADIOISOTOPES;

EID: 33646870579     PISSN: 13504487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radmeas.2005.09.014     Document Type: Article

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