Age and sex dependent inhalation doses to members of the public from indoor thoron progeny

Journal of Radiological Protection

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 639-658

  Bi, L ^a,b   Li, W B ^a   Tschiersch, J ^a   Li, J L ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Germany)

^b TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DAILY LIFE ACTIVITIES; DECAY PRODUCTS; DOSE CONVERSION; INDOOR CONDITIONS; INHALATION DOSE; RADIATION DOSE; THORON PROGENY;

RADON; RISK ASSESSMENT;

DOSIMETRY;

RADON DAUGHTER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AEROSOL; AGE; AGED; AIR POLLUTANT; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CHILD; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; INFANT; LUNG; MALE; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RADIATION DOSE; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AEROSOLS; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AIR POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INHALATION EXPOSURE; LUNG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADON DAUGHTERS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 78650386923     PISSN: 09524746     EISSN: 13616498     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0952-4746/30/4/001     Document Type: Article

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