Effective and organ doses from thoron decay products at different ages

Journal of Radiological Protection

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 427-435

  Kendall, G M ^a   Phipps, A W ^a  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; DOSIMETRY; LIVING SYSTEMS STUDIES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RADON;

CHILDREN; DECAY PRODUCTS; NATIONAL RADIOLOGICAL PROTECTION BOARD;

ISOTOPES;

RADON 220;

BREATHING RATE; CONSENSUS; DOSE CALCULATION; DOSE RESPONSE; DOSIMETRY; HALF LIFE TIME; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOISOTOPE DECAY; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; REVIEW;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AIR POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE; CHILD; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOMETRY; RADON; RADON DAUGHTERS;

EID: 36749083521     PISSN: 09524746     EISSN: 13616498     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0952-4746/27/4/003     Document Type: Review

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