[ RadSafe ] Radon tracking...

[Otto G. Raabe]

At 01:44 PM 3/27/2012, you wrote:
> From the manual:
>Sensor: Ionization Chamber
>http://www.sylvane.com/images/prodphoto/fa1017/safety-siren-pro-series-3
>-radon-detector-user-manual.pdf
>It says that it takes 48 hours before it has a reliable reading -- I
>assume that it has a charge plate or something to collect Rn progeny.
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So, it does not measure radon but rather measures ions or charged particles.

That's probably more relevant to lung exposure than is radon gas.

Otto


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