A comparison of calculated indoor radiation exposure with the results of measurements

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Ackers, J.G.
A model has been developed for the calculation of external and internal radiation exposure of the population in dwellings. The model consists of two adjacent rooms on top of a crawl-space. The indoor gamma ray exposure rates and the radon concentrations in indoor air, predicted for a variety of conditions, are compared with observations. Predictions and observations are in reasonable agreement; for the radon concentration the predictions may be around 40% too low.
Chemicals/CAS: potassium 40, 13966-00-2; thorium 232, 7440-29-1
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TNO Identifier
229986
Repository link
https://resolver.tno.nl/uuid:b48e1190-7fef-47e2-b65b-ad2517cdd147
ISSN
00489697
Source
Science of the Total Environment, 45, pp. 245-250.
Pages
245-250
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