Intercomparison of measurement techniques used in radon exposure facilities for animals in Europe

article





Strong, J.C.

Morlier, J.P.

Monchaux, G.

Bartstra, R.W.

Groen, J.S.

Baker, S.T.
The biological effects of exposure to radon and its progeny are being studied in animals by three laboratories in Europe. The facilities used for such exposures are described, together with the methods used to estimate radon progeny concentrations and the activity deposited in the lungs of exposed animals. As the facilities and methods vary, a series of comparison exercises has been carried out at the three facilities; CEA/COGEMA, Razes, France, TNO, Rijswijk, The Netherlands and AEA Technology, Harwell, U.K. The results of the exercise are presented together with reasons for the discrepancies in results between the groups thus ensuring that estimates of exposure provided by the groups for their studies is directly comparable.
Topics
















Radon 222Radon 222 daughterAnimal experimentControlled studyDosimetryLung burdenRatAnimalsEuropeLaboratoriesLead RadioisotopesLungRadioisotopesRadiometryRatsBismuth, 7440-69-9Radon, 10043-92-2
TNO Identifier
233250
Repository link
https://resolver.tno.nl/uuid:c1c9130d-e337-4e6c-a97d-fcd90eaf20d9
ISSN
0969-8043
Source
Applied Radiation and Isotopes, 47(3), pp. 355-359.
Pages
355-359
Files
To receive the publication files, please send an e-mail request to TNO Repository.