Radon measurement in Canada with electret ion chambers.
Electret ion chambers are the most commonly used passive radon detectors. This paper discusses some practical issues associated with the use of electret ion chambers and provides background gamma correction factors for their use in Canada.
Chen
Jing
J
Radiation Protection Bureau, Health Canada, 775 Brookfield Road, Ottawa K1A 1C1, Canada. jing_chen@hc-sc.gc.ca
D000398:Air Pollution, Radioactive / Q000032:analysis*; D002170:Canada; D005720:Gamma Rays; D011834:Radiation Monitoring / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D011886:Radon / Q000032:analysis*
D011886:Radon