External Gamma Exposure to Radon Progeny in Indoor Air
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Activity of Ultrafine Fraction of Radon Progeny in Indoor Air
Inhalation of Rn progeny has been recognized as a health risk, primarily as a cause of human lung cancer. Rn progeny in the domestic environment contributes the greatest fraction of the natural radiation exposure to the public. The ultrafine activity of these progeny amounts up to about 10 percent of the total activity (attached and ultrafine), but is considered to yield about 50 percent of the...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology
سال: 1985
ISSN: 0022-3131,1881-1248
DOI: 10.1080/18811248.1985.9735756