Radon level in dwellings basement of Yazd-Iran

Iranian Journal of Radiation Research

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 141-144

  Bouzarjomehri, Fathollah ^a   Ehrampoosh, M H ^a  

^a SHAHID SADOUGHI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Active measurement; Dosimetery; Dwelling basement; Radon

Indexed keywords

RADON 222;

ALPHA RADIATION; ARTICLE; BUILDING MATERIAL; DOSIMETRY; GAMMA RADIATION; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; IRAN; RADIATION DETECTION; RADIATION DETECTOR; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION; SOIL;

EID: 71949094498     PISSN: 23223243     EISSN: 17284562     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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