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http://dx.doi.org/10.7742/jksr.2015.9.4.257

Measurement of Rn-222 Gas Concentration of Newly Constructed Apartment House in Gwangju Gwangsan-Gu  

Jang, Hee jun (Dept. of Radiology, Nambu University)
Lee, Sang bock (Dept. of Radiology, Nambu University)
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Journal of the Korean Society of Radiology / v.9, no.4, 2015 , pp. 257-261 More about this Journal
Abstract
Radon is produced after the Uranium-238 and thorium-232 undergone radioactive decay process is a colorless, odorless inert gas is stored in a basement or an enclosed space. Building materials are made by a rock or soil materials. Form of radon gas is introduced into the lungs through the respiratory tract and deposited in the lungs or bronchial Daughter nuclides radon causes lung cancer. In this study, To subject the Constructed Apartment in Gwangju Gwangsan-Gu, the position is closed window and opened window was measured using a measuring instrument for radon. The measured results indicate that the measurement was carried out in concentrations of radon gas measured at Newly Constructed Apartment is low than United states in the radon concentration in air public 4 pCi called radon gas baseline maximum allowable concentrations. The exposure caused by radon concentration of new construction apartment when on the measurement results is expected to be insignificant. However, when radon gas like this is that it accumulates in the body and lungs get damaged due to exposure, such as lung cancer often open the windows to reduce the radon concentration measurements, such as in radiation protection aspects to the ventilation to reduce exposure it is considered necessary.
Keywords
Rn-222 measurement technology; Rn-222 concentration in the air; Radiation Measurement; Radiation Exposure;
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