Assessment of radiation hazards due to natural radioactivity in some building materials used in Egyptian dwellings

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 133, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 177-185

  Medhat, M E ^a  

^a NUCLEAR RESEARCH CENTER   (Egypt)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POTASSIUM 40; RADIUM 226; THORIUM 232;

ALPHA RADIATION; ARTICLE; BUILDING MATERIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EGYPT; GAMMA RADIATION; GRANITE; NATURAL RADIOACTIVITY; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION HAZARD; SUBURBAN AREA;

BACKGROUND RADIATION; CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS; EGYPT; HOUSING; MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE CONCENTRATION; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOISOTOPES; RADIOMETRY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 64949147310     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncp032     Document Type: Article

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