| A | Area of the air inlet(s) of the detector (RADUETs or AlphaGUARD) |
| C bg | Concentration indicated by AlphaGUARD before starting exposure to thoron |
| C ex | Concentration indicated by AlphaGUARD during exposure to thoron |
| C Tn, in | Thoron concentration in diffusion chamber of the detector (RADUETs or AlphaGUARD) |
| C Tn, out | Thoron concentration in a thoron calibration chamber |
| d | Thickness of a porous medium (filter or sponge) |
| D p | Diffusion coefficient in a porous medium (filter or sponge) |
| N bg | Background track density on CR-39 |
| N ex | Track density on CR-39 formed after exposure of RADUETs to thoron is completed |
| R A | Responses to thoron for AlphaGUARD |
| R R | Responses to thoron for RADUETs |
| t | Time |
| T | Time for exposure of RADUETs to thoron |
| u | Air velocity induced by pressure gradient in a porous medium |
| V | Volume of the detector (RADUETs or AlphaGUARD) |
| γ | Air exchange rate of the detector (RADUETs or AlphaGUARD) |
| λ | Decay constant of thoron |