Radiological maps of outdoor and indoor gamma dose rates in Greek urban areas obtained by in situ gamma spectrometry.
The results obtained from 259 indoor and outdoor in situ gamma spectrometry measurements with a portable Ge detector and 707 total gamma dose rate measurements with an NaI detector in urban areas of 16 Greek islands are presented. From the in situ gamma spectra, the absorbed dose rate in air due to Uranium series, Thorium series, (40)K and (137)Cs are derived and discussed. The results obtained from the present work in conjunction with those reported previously were used for the realization of a complete indoor and outdoor gamma radiation map of Greek urban areas using in situ gamma spectrometry with portable Ge detector.
Nuclear Technology Laboratory, Department of Electrical and Computer, Engineering, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, GR-54124 Thessaloniki, Greece.
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D000396:Air Pollutants, Radioactive / Q000032:analysis*; D016902:Air Pollution, Indoor / Q000032:analysis* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D002947:Cities / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005720:Gamma Rays; D006115:Greece / Q000453:epidemiology; D008377:Maps as Topic; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D011868:Radioisotopes / Q000032:analysis; D011874:Radiometry / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D018570:Risk Assessment / Q000379:methods; D012307:Risk Factors; D013051:Spectrometry, Gamma / Q000379:methods* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D019371:Topography, Medical / Q000379:methods*
D000396:Air Pollutants, Radioactive; D011868:Radioisotopes