Indoor radon levels in irbid and health risk from internal doses

Radiation Measurements

Volumn 43, Issue SUPPL.1, 2008, Pages

  Abumurad, Khalid M ^a   Al Omari, Rami A ^a  

^a YARMOUK UNIVERSITY   (Jordan)

Author keywords

CR 39; Effective equivalent dose; Irbid: Jordan; Lung cancer; Radon

Indexed keywords

BUILDING MATERIALS; CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT; HEALTH RISKS; RISK PERCEPTION;

INDOOR RADON; LUNG CANCERS; RADON GAS; RADON MONITORING; TOTAL DOSE; TRACK DENSITY;

RADON;

EID: 48549098190     PISSN: 13504487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radmeas.2008.03.051     Document Type: Article

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