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Release of a Homemade Code for Calculation of Effective Dose Per Exposure to Radon Progeny

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: The authors release a homemade code named DIRAP (Dosimetry for Inhaled Radon Progeny), which is used to calculate the effective dose per exposure to 222 reported in ICRP publications for the adult Reference Person engaged in light work.This code can also calculate the doses for the adult Reference Person at the four reference levels of physical exertion: sleep, sitting, light exercise and heavy exercise.A copy of the source code is available in text format by contacting one of the authors via email at [email protected].

Source: Japanese Journal of Health Physics

DOI: 10.5453/jhps.60.156

Authors: Nobuhito ISHIGURE, Eunjoo KIM, Osamu KURIHARA

Institutions: National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology, National Institute of Radiological Sciences

Language: English

Topic: Radioactivity and Radon Measurements

Subfield: Radiological and Ultrasound Technology

Field: Health Professions

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W4414867933

FWCI: 0.882

Cites: 20

Cited by: 1

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