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- Title
Annual gamma-ray background dose rates in dwellings of rural Tumkur.
- Authors
Udagani, Chikkappa
- Abstract
The exposure to high levels of ionising radiation can cause severe health risks including cancer. The monitoring of background radiation is a primary task of nuclear scientists and researchers in the present day. The aim of the present work is to measure effective annual dose rate due to gamma-ray background radiation in dwellings of selected villages around Tumkur. It is very important to monitor background radiation in dwellings to safeguard from the harmful effects of gamma-ray background radiation. The dose rates in dwellings were measured using a German-made portable gamma dosemeter, Gamma-Scout. The measured annual dose rates were in the range of 1.103—2.824 mSv/y. From this survey, it was observed that the average annual dose rate for dwellings under study area with concrete ceiling and tiles floor are comparatively higher than the dwellings with griddle ceiling and stone floor.
- Subjects
BACKGROUND radiation; RADIATION exposure; FLOOR tiles; TILE flooring; RADIATION measurements; RESEARCH personnel
- Publication
Radiation Protection Dosimetry, 2023, Vol 199, Issue 20, p2537
- ISSN
0144-8420
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/rpd/ncad210