Soto J, Fernández P L, Quindós L S, Gómez-Arozamena J
Department of Medical Physics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Cantabria, Santander, Spain.
Sci Total Environ. 1995 Jan 27;162(2-3):187-92. doi: 10.1016/0048-9697(95)04454-9.
There are large number of spas in Spain and there is a lack of data concerning their radioactivity. The levels of radioactivity in a wide sample of Spanish spas were measured with special attention being paid to the radon and radium concentrations in the water, and to radon concentration in the indoor air of the spas. This study is primarily concerned with the radioactivity of the spas of one region in Spain--Cantabria--and particularly one spa where we measured radon levels in water as high as 824 Bq/l and over 5000 Bq/m3 in the air of the rooms. We then considered a wider sample including virtually all of the radioactive spas in the country. The results indicate that a fairly large number of spas have radon levels in water that are moderately high and they are used for the treatment of diseases without radiation protection measures for patients or staff at the spas.
西班牙有大量的温泉浴场，且缺乏有关其放射性的数据。我们对西班牙众多温泉浴场的放射性水平进行了测量，特别关注了水中氡和镭的浓度，以及温泉浴场室内空气中的氡浓度。本研究主要关注西班牙一个地区——坎塔布里亚——的温泉浴场的放射性，尤其是其中一个温泉浴场，我们在那里测得水中氡水平高达824贝克勒尔/升，房间空气中氡浓度超过5000贝克勒尔/立方米。然后我们考虑了一个更广泛的样本，几乎涵盖了该国所有有放射性的温泉浴场。结果表明，相当多的温泉浴场水中氡水平处于中度偏高状态，且这些温泉浴场在未对患者或工作人员采取辐射防护措施的情况下用于疾病治疗。
