Site-specific dose conversion factors for radon progeny based on ambient aerosol characteristics in an outdoor environment and a tourist cave

Abstract Site-specific Dose Conversion Factors (DCFs) for radon progeny were estimated based on the aerosol measurement results in an outdoor environment and a tourist cave. The Activity Median Diameter (AMD) and unattached fraction were measured and used to calculate the effective dose per unit int...

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Veröffentlicht in:Radiation protection dosimetry 2023-11, Vol.199 (18), p.2207-2211
Hauptverfasser: Tamakuma, Yuki, Kiso, Mizuki, Sampei, Aoi, Hashimoto, Hiroki, Kranrod, Chutima, Hosoda, Masahiro, Ooka, Sohei, Furukawa, Masahide, Tokonami, Shinji
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Zusammenfassung:Abstract Site-specific Dose Conversion Factors (DCFs) for radon progeny were estimated based on the aerosol measurement results in an outdoor environment and a tourist cave. The Activity Median Diameter (AMD) and unattached fraction were measured and used to calculate the effective dose per unit intake of radon progeny. The AMDs in the outdoor environment was in the range of 0.24–0.71 μm with the unattached fraction of 0.17. In the tourist cave, two peaks were found in the aerosol size distribution at nucleation and accumulation modes and the unattached fraction was measured to be 0.69 with a range of 0.36–0.85. The DCFs at the outdoor environment did not differ from those from the publication of the International Commission on Radiological Protection; however, the DCF in the tourist cave was significantly higher due to the discrepancy in the unattached fraction and the aerosol size distribution. It was found that these two factors would significantly affect the DCF so that we should be aware of it.
ISSN:0144-8420
1742-3406
DOI:10.1093/rpd/ncad175