title: Effect of radon measurement methods on dose estimation.
abstract: Different radon measurement methods were applied in the old and new buildings of the Turkish bath of Eger, Hungary, in order to elaborate a radon measurement protocol. Besides, measurements were also made concerning the radon and thoron short-lived decay products, gamma dose from external sources and water radon. The most accurate results for dose estimation were provided by the application of personal radon meters. Estimated annual effective doses from radon and its short-lived decay products in the old and new buildings, using 0.2 and 0.1 measured equilibrium factors, were 0.83 and 0.17 mSv, respectively. The effective dose from thoron short-lived decay products was only 5 % of these values. The respective external gamma radiation effective doses were 0.19 and 0.12 mSv y(-1). Effective dose from the consumption of tap water containing radon was 0.05 mSv y(-1), while in the case of spring water, it was 0.14 mSv y(-1).
authors: Research Center for Radiation Protection, National Institute of Radiological Sciences, 4-9-1 Anagawa, Inage, Chiba 263-8555, Japan. norbert@fml.nirs.go.jp
authors: Norbert
authors: N
authors: Kávási
authors: Yosuke
authors: Y
authors: Kobayashi
authors: Tibor
authors: T
authors: Kovács
authors: János
authors: J
authors: Somlai
authors: Viktor
authors: V
authors: Jobbágy
authors: Katalin
authors: K
authors: Nagy
authors: Eszter
authors: E
authors: Deák
authors: István
authors: I
authors: Berhés
authors: Tamás
authors: T
authors: Bender
authors: Tetsuo
authors: T
authors: Ishikawa
authors: Shinji
authors: S
authors: Tokonami
authors: Janja
authors: J
authors: Vaupotic
authors: Shinji
authors: S
authors: Yoshinaga
authors: Hidenori
authors: H
authors: Yonehara
mesh_terms: D000396:Air Pollutants, Radioactive / Q000032:analysis*; D016902:Air Pollution, Indoor / Q000032:analysis*; D006798:Housing; D006801:Humans; D006814:Hungary; D011886:Radon / Q000032:analysis*; D017687:Radon Daughters / Q000032:analysis*; D012621:Seasons
chemical_list: D000396:Air Pollutants, Radioactive; D017687:Radon Daughters; D011886:Radon