Radon and thoron parallel measurements in Hungary

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 123, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 250-253

  Kavasi N ^a   Németh, Cs ^a   Kovacs T ^a   Tokonami, S ^b   Jobbagy V ^a   Varhegyi A ^c   Gorjanacz Z ^c   Vigh T ^d   Somlai, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PANNONIA   (Hungary)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF RADIOLOGICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

^c Mecsek Environmental Protection Co   (Hungary)

^d Manganese Mining and Processing Ltd   (Hungary)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RADON; THORIUM;

ARTICLE; HOUSING; HUNGARY; MINING; RADIATION MONITORING;

HOUSING; HUNGARY; MINING; RADIATION MONITORING; RADON; THORIUM;

EID: 34547126910     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncl102     Document Type: Article

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