Accurate measurement of indoor radon concentration using a low-effective volume radon monitor

Aya Tanaka; Nodoka Minami; Yumi Yasuoka; Takeshi Iimoto; Yasutaka Omori; Hiroyuki Nagahama; Jun Muto; Takahiro Mukai

doi:10.1093/rpd/ncx050

Accurate measurement of indoor radon concentration using a low-effective volume radon monitor

Aya Tanaka, Nodoka Minami, Yumi Yasuoka, Takeshi Iimoto, Yasutaka Omori, Hiroyuki Nagahama, Jun Muto, Takahiro Mukai

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AlphaGUARD is a low-effective volume detector and one of the most popular portable radon monitors which is currently available. This study investigated whether AlphaGUARD can accurately measure the variable indoor radon levels. The consistency of the radon-concentration data obtained by AlphaGUARD is evaluated against simultaneous measurements by two other monitors (each 10 times more sensitive than AlphaGUARD). When accurately measuring radon concentration with AlphaGUARD, we found that the net counts of the AlphaGUARD were required of at least 500 counts, < 25% of the relative percent difference. AlphaGUARD can provide accurate measurements of radon concentration for the world average level ( 50 Bq m^-3) and the reference level of workplace (1000 Bq m^-3), using integrated data over at least 3 h and 10 min, respectively.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	324-330
Number of pages	7
Journal	Radiation protection dosimetry
Volume	177
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/rpd/ncx050
Publication status	Published - 2017 Dec 1

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Radiation
Radiological and Ultrasound Technology
Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

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