Gamma radiation doses to people living in Western Sweden

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 99, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 394-403

  Almgren, S ^a   Isaksson, M ^a   Barregard, L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Dose rate measurements; Dwellings; Gamma radiation; Indoor radon; Thermoluminescence; TLD

Indexed keywords

DOSIMETRY; HOUSES; RADON; THERMOLUMINESCENCE;

DOSE RATE MEASUREMENTS; INDOOR RADON;

GAMMA RAYS;

RADON;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; GAMMA RAY RADIATION; INDOOR AIR; MEASUREMENT METHOD; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RESIDENTIAL LOCATION; RURAL AREA; URBAN AREA;

ARTICLE; GAMMA RADIATION; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RURAL AREA; SWEDEN; THERMOLUMINESCENCE DOSIMETER; URBAN AREA;

ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GAMMA RAYS; HUMANS; LUMINESCENCE; PILOT PROJECTS; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADON; SWEDEN;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; SWEDEN;

EID: 39049127989     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2007.10.020     Document Type: Article

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