We found a match
Your institution may have access to this item. Find your institution then sign in to continue.
- Title
AREA MONITORING OF AMBIENT DOSE RATES IN PARTS OF SOUTH-WESTERN NIGERIA USING A GPS-INTEGRATED RADIATION SURVEY METER.
- Authors
Okeyode, I. C.; Rabiu, J. A.; Alatise, O. O.; Makinde, V.; Akinboro, F. G.; Al-Azmi, D.; Mustapha, A. O.
- Abstract
A radiation monitoring system comprising a Geiger-Muller counter connected to a smart phone via Bluetooth was used for a dose rate survey in some parts of south-western Nigeria. The smart phone has the Geographical Positioning System, which provides the navigation information and saves it along with the dose rate data. A large number of data points was obtained that shows the dose rate distribution within the region. The results show that the ambient dose rates in the region range from 60 to 520 nSv -1 and showed a bias that is attributable to the influence of geology on the ambient radiation dose in the region. The geology influence was demonstrated by superimposing the dose rate plot and the geological map of the area. The potential applications of the device in determining baseline information and in area monitoring, e.g. for lost or abandoned sources, radioactive materials stockpiles, etc., were discussed in the article, particularly against the background of Nigeria's plan to develop its nuclear power program.
- Subjects
AREA monitoring devices (Radiation); GLOBAL Positioning System; RADIATION surveys; RADIATION monitoring devices; BLUETOOTH technology; SMARTPHONES; NUCLEAR energy
- Publication
Radiation Protection Dosimetry, 2017, Vol 173, Issue 1-3, p263
- ISSN
0144-8420
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/rpd/ncw336