Research and analysis

Passive radon detectors: results of the 2014 PHE intercomparison

This publication (PHE-CRCE-022) describes the international intercomparison of passive radon detectors.

• From: Public Health England
• Published: 29 October 2015

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PHE-CRCE-022: results of the 2014 PHE intercomparison of passive radon detectors

Ref: ISBN 978-0-85951-775-1, 2015304

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Public Health England (PHE) and its predecessor organisations have held intercomparison exercises for passive radon detectors for many years. In 2014, 22 laboratories from 10 countries took part and a total of 27 sets of detectors were exposed in the PHE radon chamber.

The detectors were exposed to 5 different radon concentrations and then returned to the originating laboratories for processing. Each participant was asked to return results for each detector in terms of exposure to radon. A parameter, referred to as measurement error, was used to evaluate the performance for each exposure separately and to classify results.

Results have been reported to individual participants and are presented here.

Published 29 October 2015