Radiation Protection Dosimetry Advance Access originally published online on April 16, 2008
Radiation Protection Dosimetry 2008 130(1):3-7; doi:10.1093/rpd/ncn111
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Radon programme: presence and future
lka*
National Radiation Protection Institute, Barto
kova 28, 140 00 Praha, Czech Republic
* Corresponding author: jiri.hulka{at}suro.cz
An overview of radon programme experience is presented. The paper summarises broad topics concerning radon issue: philosophy of radon policy, radon measurements strategies with respect to indoor radon variation, progress in radon measurement of an individual house (radon diagnosis), national programmes, the role of preventive measures and interventions with respect to existing and future exposure and knowledge of radon risk, problems of remediation strategies, radon mapping process and sense of delineation of radon prone areas, public awareness on radon issue and publicity campaign. Some research activities are proposed aiming at effective solutions for radon issues in the future.