Assessment of annual effective dose due to natural gamma radiation in Zanjan (Iran).
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.
Saghatchi
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Department of Radiology, Zanjan University of Medical Sciences, Iran. hfaranak@yahoo.com
Salouti
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Eslami
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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
D000396:Air Pollutants, Radioactive