TRANSFORM

Joan F. Rey, doctoral student at the institut TRANSFORM working on several research projects on radon published a paper in prestigious scientific journal Frontiers: Radiation and Health: Systematic review of statistical methods for the identification of buildings and areas with high radon levels. 

This paper provides a systematic review of the methods used to predict/estimate indoor radon, using the PRISMA methodology. Methodologies were classified into four main categories: 

  1. descriptive methods;
  2. regression methods; 
  3. geostatistical methods;
  4. machine learning methods.

For each method, advantages and disadvantages are presented while some applications examples are given. The ultimate purpose of this overview is to provide researchers with a synthesis paper to optimize the selection of the method to identify radon prone areas and buildings. 

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17 September 2024