Indoor gamma dose measurements in Gudalore (India) using TLD.

Authors :: Sivakumar R
Selvasekarapandian S
Mugunthamanikandan N
Raghunath VM
Source :: Applied radiation and isotopes : including data, instrumentation and methods for use in agriculture, industry and medicine [Appl Radiat Isot] 2002 Jun; Vol. 56 (6), pp. 883-9.
Publication Year :: 2002
Abstract: Indoor gamma radiation dose rates were measured inside residential buildings in Gudalore using a CaSO4:Dy thermoluminescent dosimeter for 1 year. Significant seasonal variations are observed. The highest dose rate is observed during summer and the lowest in winter. The dose rates observed are between 77.9 and 229.3 nGy h(-1) and may be attributed to the type of building materials used in the dwellings monitored. The calculated mean annual effective dose equivalent rates range between 477.6 microSv y(-1), for the inhabitants of mud houses to 1406.3 microSv y(-1), for those living in terrace houses made of cement and brick.

Subjects :: Construction Materials
Europe
Geography
India
Mexico
Thermoluminescent Dosimetry
Air Pollution, Indoor analysis
Air Pollution, Radioactive analysis
Gamma Rays

Language :: English
ISSN :: 0969-8043
Volume :: 56
Issue :: 6
Database :: MEDLINE
Journal :: Applied radiation and isotopes : including data, instrumentation and methods for use in agriculture, industry and medicine
Publication Type :: Academic Journal
Accession number :: 12102347
Full Text :: https://doi.org/10.1016/s0969-8043(01)00095-1