Radon gas is a pulmonary carcinogen and the second leading cause of lung cancer after
smoking. There are many countries that have not implemented measures to reduce the risk it …

Indoor gamma radiation measurement at dwellings of Riyadh city in Saudi Arabia using TLD
has been performed. Measurements were carried out from October 2004 to June 2005. The …

The influence of preservation period of CR-39 detectors, in refrigerator and in the laboratory
atmosphere, on bulk etch rate is studied. The effect of etching solution usage time on the …

The widely known CR-39 nuclear track detectors (NTDs) have been used to investigate the
etch pits formed by alpha particles from a 241 Am source moderated to 1–2 MeV. The …

Indoor and soil radon concentrations were measured in the villages of Ayn-Jana, Ishtafena,
Samta and Umm-Yanabe'in the district of Ajloun, Jordan. Several factors that are strongly …

The concentration of radon in the air in buildings ranged from 1.87±3.24 Bq/m3 to
14.27±1.50 Bq/m3 with a mean of 6.31±3.47 Bq/m3 while that of the progeny of radon varied …

Inhalation of indoor radon has been recognized as one of the health hazards. In the present
work a set of indoor radon measurements was carried out, in different Egyptian houses in …

The purpose of this study was to investigate the radon levels in different houses of different
villages/towns of Hoshiarpur district of Punjab, India, using a time-integrated passive …

Background & Aims: Human beings are constantly exposed to different radiations that have
always been recognized as a health hazard. Radon-222 and its daughter products are …

Makrofol detectors are commonly used for long-term radon (222Rn) measurements in
houses, schools and workplaces. The use of this type of passive detectors for the …