Applications
- Radon & Thoron
- Radon/thoron daughter products
- Radioactive aerosols, air sampling
- Radioactive contamination, source detection
Determining the equilibrium factor for radon based dose management
With respect to the new radiation protection law, a continuous monitoring with dose management must be established for workplaces where the radon concentration permanently exceeds the legal reference level. Not the radon gas itself represents the risk for health but its radioactive daughter products which are generated in the breathing air due to the radon decay.
read moreRadon personal dosimetry
The cause of the harmful effect of radon is the accumulation of radon daughters in the human respiratory tract. It is not the radon per se that determines the dose but the generated decay products in the air we breathe.
read moreFast measurement of the local EEC/PAEC
During site inspections in mines, it is required to take air samples sequentially at different locations. The result should be present as soon as possible. Due to the radon decay chain, the response time in case of continuous sampling is too large for such measurements.
read moreHigh thoron exp. in loam houses, thorium-containing building material
In opposition to radon no statutory regulations are applied for the exposure to thoron daughter products. It should be noticed that, assuming the same source strength, the biological impact of the thoron daughters exceeds the one of the radon daughters significantly. Various kinds of loam but also other building materials contain, either by their nature or by additives, large amounts of thorium.
read moreFAQ
- What to pay attention to when choosing a device?
- Which device delivers the fastest measurement result?
- Which measuring device fits my expected radon concentration?
- What about long-term contamination?
- What does sensitivity mean? How important is it?
- Is Thoron an issue that affects me too?
- What advantage do I get from time-resolved radon measurement?
- How accurately can I measure radon?
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