Inhalation dose assessment of indoor radon progeny using biokinetic and dosimetric modeling and its application to Jordanian population

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 102, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 574-580

  Al Jundi, J ^a,b   Li, W B ^a   Abusini, M ^c   Tschiersch, J ^a   Hoeschen, C ^a   Oeh, U ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Germany)

^b HASHEMITE UNIVERSITY   (Jordan)

^c AL AL BAYT UNIVERSITY   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Biokinetic modeling; Dose conversion coefficient; Internal dosimetry; Jordanian population; Progeny; Radon

Indexed keywords

BIOKINETIC MODELING; DOSE CONVERSION COEFFICIENT; INTERNAL DOSIMETRY; JORDANIAN POPULATION; PROGENY;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; DOSIMETERS; DOSIMETRY; MATHEMATICAL TRANSFORMATIONS; RADIOLOGY;

RADON;

BISMUTH; BISMUTH 214; LEAD; LEAD 214; POLONIUM; POLONIUM 218; RADON; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AERODYNAMICS; AEROSOL; BIOMECHANICS; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH RISK; INDOOR AIR; IRRADIATION; NUCLEATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; RADON ISOTOPE; RESIDENT POPULATION; RESPIRATION;

AEROSOL; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSIMETRY; GAS; HUMAN; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; INHALATION; JORDAN; KINETICS; PHANTOM; RADIATION DETECTION; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION HAZARD; RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; THERMODYNAMICS;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; AIR POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMANS; JORDAN; KINETICS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION MONITORING; RADON; RADON DAUGHTERS;

JORDAN;

EID: 79955951766     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2011.03.003     Document Type: Article

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