Online measurement of unattached and total radon and thoron decay products

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 67, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 843-848

  Meisenberg, Oliver ^a   Tschiersch, Jochen ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

212Bi; 212Pb; Radon decay products; Thoron decay products; Working level monitor

Indexed keywords

212BI; 212PB; RADON DECAY PRODUCTS; THORON DECAY PRODUCTS; WORKING LEVEL MONITOR;

LEAD; LEAD ALLOYS; RADON;

DECAY (ORGANIC);

BISMUTH 212; LEAD 212; RADIOACTIVE AEROSOL; RADON; RADON 220;

ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; DOSIMETRY; INHALATION; NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION MEASUREMENT; RADIOISOTOPE DECAY; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; SEPARATION TECHNIQUE;

AEROSOLS; HUMANS; INHALATION EXPOSURE; ONLINE SYSTEMS; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADON; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM;

EID: 63249136731     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2009.01.044     Document Type: Article

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