Owing to the high potential of radon to increase the risk of lung cancer, health organizations are enforced
to update their regulations and recommendations regarding indoor radon levels each year. In this study,
the indoor radon concentrations of three randomly selected thermal baths in Hungary using CR-39 and an
AlphaGUARD radon monitor were measured with regard to the new updated standards of the European Basic
Safety Standard (EU BSS, Council Directive 2013/59/Euratom, 2014). The annual average of indoor radon
concentrations in Parad Medical Bath, Igal Health Spa and Eger Turkish Bath were measured as 159 ± 19,
176 ± 27 and 301 ± 30 Bq/m3, respectively. Indoor radon concentration in all measurement locations were
determined to be below the reference level, with the exception of the main pool, small pool and sparkling bath
areas in the Eger Turkish Bath that were measured as 403 ± 42, 315 ± 32 and 354 ± 36 Bq/m3, respectively. In
light of the results, the estimated annual average radon concentration in the thermal baths was below the EU BSS
reference level of 300 Bq/m3. Personal dosimetry is required to estimate the annual effective dose from inhaled
radon by the workers at the Eger Turkish Bath. This procedure is required in order to justify the application of
the mitigation process of decreasing working hours, improving the ventilation rate or increasing the number
of classified employees in response to the official radiation surveillance programme.
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