Retrospective radon progeny measurements for dwellings based on implanted activities in glass objects

Radiation Measurements - Tập 43 - Trang S427-S430 - 2008
C.W.Y. Yip1, D. Nikezic1, K.N. Yu1
1Department of Physics and Materials Science, City University of Hong Kong, Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong

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