title: Assessment of annual effective dose due to natural gamma radiation in Zanjan (Iran).
abstract: The outdoor and indoor measurement of natural gamma radiation in Zanjan province (Iran) was made using a Geiger-Muller dosemeter. The average outdoor and indoor dose rates were determined as 127 +/- 20 and 135 +/- 23 nSv h(-1), respectively. The average annual effective dose was calculated as 0.82 mSv, which is more than the same value worldwide.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Zanjan University of Medical Sciences, Iran. hfaranak@yahoo.com
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Saghatchi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Salouti
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Eslami
mesh_terms: D000396:Air Pollutants, Radioactive / Q000032:analysis*; D016902:Air Pollution, Indoor / Q000032:analysis*; D001417:Background Radiation; D004781:Environmental Exposure / Q000032:analysis*; D005720:Gamma Rays; D006801:Humans; D007492:Iran; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D011834:Radiation Monitoring / Q000379:methods*; D018570:Risk Assessment
chemical_list: D000396:Air Pollutants, Radioactive