Levels of thoron and progeny in high background radiation area of southeastern coast of Odisha, India

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 152, Issue 1-3, 2012, Pages 62-65

  Ramola, R C ^a   Gusain, G S ^a   Rautela, B S ^a   Sagar, D V ^b   Prasad, G ^c   Shahoo, S K ^c   Ishikawa, T ^c   Omori, Y ^c   Janik, M ^c   Sorimachi, A ^d   Tokonami, S ^d  

^a H N B GARHWAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b IRE OSCOM   (India)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF RADIOLOGICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

^d HIROSAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RADON; RADON DAUGHTER; SILICON DIOXIDE;

AIR POLLUTANT; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HOUSING; HUMAN; INDIA; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; IONIZING RADIATION; METHODOLOGY; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION MONITORING; SOIL;

AIR POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; BACKGROUND RADIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HOUSING; HUMANS; INDIA; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION MONITORING; RADON; RADON DAUGHTERS; SILICON DIOXIDE; SOIL;

EID: 84870396663     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: 17423406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncs188     Document Type: Article

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