@article{2986765,
    title = "Radon exposure in the thermal spas of Lesvos Island-Greece",
    author = "Vogiannis, E. and Nikolopoulos, D. and Louizi, A. and Halvadakis, C.P.",
    journal = "Radiation Protection Dosimetry",
    year = "2004",
    volume = "111",
    number = "1",
    pages = "121-127",
    issn = "0144-8420, 1742-3406",
    doi = "10.1093/rpd/nch373",
    keywords = "radon 222, ambient air;  article;  controlled study;  Greece;  human;  occupational exposure;  occupational health;  personnel;  public health;  radiation dose;  radiation exposure;  radiation measurement;  spa treatment;  water supply, Air Pollutants, Radioactive;  Air Pollution, Indoor;  Baths;  Environmental Exposure;  Geology;  Greece;  Health Resorts;  Heat;  Humans;  Humidity;  Meteorological Factors;  Occupational Exposure;  Radiation Dosage;  Radon;  Radon Daughters;  Temperature;  Water Pollutants, Radioactive",
    abstract = "The aim of this work is to study the exposure due to radon to bathers and personnel in the spas of Lesvos Island under a specific use pattern. 222Rn concentrations in the supplying water were measured during a long time period. Variations in indoor 222Rn, attached and unattached progenies, and influence of the ambient atmosphere were thoroughly analysed during bath treatment for the purpose of investigating a consequent probable short-term health impact. Concentration peaks both for 222Rn and PAEC were found to appear during bathtubs filling. These peaks considered imposing an additional short-term radiation burden for spa users. The additional doses delivered to bathers during bath treatment were found to be very low and for personnel did not exceed the value of 5 mSv per year. © Oxford University Press 2004; all rights reserved."
}