Radiological Assessment of Radon and Thoron Concentration and their Radionuclides Daughters of the Smoke Hookah using RAD-7 and Estimation of their Health Risks
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https://doi.org/10.23918/eajse.v10i3p15Keywords:
Radon , Thoron, Hookah, RAD-7, Po-218Abstract
The concentration of Radon and Thoron and their radionuclide progenies have been evaluated from the smoke of Hookah inside a fabricated chamber using a passive detector of RAD-7. The results showed that the radionuclides of radon and thoron gases increase with the relative density of smoke. The accumulated alpha particles emitted from the radionuclides of both radioactive gases variable with the rate of indoor air moving (ventilation rate). So, high deposition of alpha particles on the trachea and lungs causes high radiation tissue damage for the exposed people.
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