Why is 220RN (thoron) measurement important?

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 141, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 335-339

  Tokonami, S ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF RADIOLOGICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RADON; RADON DAUGHTER;

AIR POLLUTANT; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HOUSING; HUMAN; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; JAPAN; LUNG TUMOR; RADIATION INDUCED NEOPLASM; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIOMETRY; RISK;

AIR POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HOUSING; HUMANS; JAPAN; LUNG NEOPLASMS; NEOPLASMS, RADIATION-INDUCED; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIOMETRY; RADON; RADON DAUGHTERS; RISK;

EID: 77958614698     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncq246     Document Type: Review

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