Indoor Concentrations of Radon-222 and Its Daughters: Sources, Range, and Environmental Influences
- 6 February 2018
- book chapter
- Published by Taylor & Francis
Abstract
The radiation dose from inhaled daughters of 222Rn constitutes about half of the total effective dose equivalent that the general population receives from natural radiation. A variety of results from the United States suggests that Rn concentrations in residences average about 1 pCi/1 (37 Bq/m ). Estimation of the incidence of lung cancer due to the daughters associated with this much 222Rn yields thousands of cases per year among the U.S. population.This publication has 1 reference indexed in Scilit:
- Indoor Radiation Exposures from 222Rn and Its DaughtersHealth Physics, 1983