title: Indoor gamma dose measurements in Gudalore (India) using TLD.
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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, India.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sivakumar
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Selvasekarapandian
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Mugunthamanikandan
authors.forename: V M
authors.initials: VM
authors.lastname: Raghunath
mesh_terms: D016902:Air Pollution, Indoor / Q000032:analysis*; D000398:Air Pollution, Radioactive / Q000032:analysis*; D003252:Construction Materials; D005060:Europe; D005720:Gamma Rays; D005843:Geography; D007194:India; D008800:Mexico; D013819:Thermoluminescent Dosimetry