A comparison of calculated indoor radiation exposure with the results of measurements.
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.
D002980:Climate; D003252:Construction Materials; D004781:Environmental Exposure; D005720:Gamma Rays; D006798:Housing; D006801:Humans; D008834:Microclimate; D008954:Models, Biological; D011827:Radiation; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D011834:Radiation Monitoring