Comment on 'Update of (40)K and (226)Ra and (232)Th series γ-to-dose conversion factors for soil'

Alex Malins; Masahiko Machida; Kimiaki Saito

doi:10.1016/j.jenvrad.2015.01.009

Comment on 'Update of (40)K and (226)Ra and (232)Th series γ-to-dose conversion factors for soil'

J Environ Radioact. 2015 Jun:144:179-80. doi: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2015.01.009. Epub 2015 Feb 16.

Authors

Alex Malins¹, Masahiko Machida², Kimiaki Saito³

Affiliations

¹ Center for Computational Science & e-Systems, Japan Atomic Energy Agency, 178-4-4 Wakashiba, Kashiwa, Chiba, 277-0871, Japan. Electronic address: malins.alex@jaea.go.jp.
² Center for Computational Science & e-Systems, Japan Atomic Energy Agency, 178-4-4 Wakashiba, Kashiwa, Chiba, 277-0871, Japan.
³ Fukushima Environmental Safety Center, Sector of Fukushima Research and Development, Japan Atomic Energy Agency, 2-2-2, Uchisaiwai-cho, Chiyoda, Tokyo, 100-8577, Japan.

PMID: 25698415
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2015.01.009

Abstract

A comment on the recent Journal of Environmental Radioactivity article titled 'Update of (40)K and (226)Ra and (232)Th series γ-to-dose conversion factors for soil'.

Publication types

Letter
Comment

MeSH terms

Gamma Rays*
Radiation Dosage*
Soil Pollutants, Radioactive / analysis*

Substances

Soil Pollutants, Radioactive