[ RadSafe ] Radon tracking...

[John R Johnson]

Otto

Isn't this called ong lived progeny.

John

On Tue, Mar 27, 2012 at 8:28 PM, Otto G. Raabe <ograabe at ucdavis.edu> wrote:

> 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<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.
>>
> *******
> 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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