Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
1884697 Radiation Measurements 2006 4 Pages PDF
Abstract

Natural radionuclide activity concentration of surface soils at 64 locations in central Manisa were measured using gamma spectrometry (ORTEC). The natural gamma radioactivity of the terrestrial radionuclides in soil samples and the gamma-absorbed dose rates of these radionuclides in air were calculated. In this study, track etch film (CR-39) was used to determine the distribution of radon levels in dwellings. The average annual effective dose equivalents from the calculated outdoor terrestrial gamma radiation for a person in Manisa is 66μSv, whilst the annual effective dose equivalent from 222Rn is calculated to be 4.83 mSv/yr.

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