Indoor radon concentrations and effective dose estimation in dwellings of As-Salt Region in Jordan

Jordan Journal of Physics

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 189-196

  Ya'Qoub, M M ^a   Al Hamarneh, I F ^a   Al Kofahi, M ^b  

^a AL BALQA APPLIED UNIVERSITY   (Jordan)

^b BAKER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

CR 39; Effective dose; Indoor radon concentration; Jordan; Passive dosimeter

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954877066     PISSN: 19947607     EISSN: 19947615     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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