Measurement of Indoor and Outdoor Background Ionising Radiation Levels of Kwali General Hospital, Abuja
Measurement of indoor and outdoor background ionising radiation level at Kwali General Hospital, Abuja, Nigeria was carried out using a well calibrated Geiger muller counter; Atomtex AT1117M radiation monitor. The dose equivalent results obtained range from 0.100±0.001 ìSv/h to 0.124±0.007 µSv/h wit...
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| description | Measurement of indoor and outdoor background ionising radiation level at Kwali General Hospital, Abuja, Nigeria was carried out using a well calibrated Geiger muller counter; Atomtex AT1117M radiation monitor. The dose equivalent results obtained range from 0.100±0.001 ìSv/h to 0.124±0.007 µSv/h with an average of 0.107±0.003 ìSv/h for indoor measurement while it ranges from 0.100±0.001 µSv/h to 0.122±0.003 µSv/h with an average of
0.108±0.003 µSv/h for outdoor measurement respectively. The obtained values are below the standard background radiation of 0.133 µSv/h. The study also revealed that the average annual equivalent dose rate is 0.750± 0.020 mSv/y and 0.189±0.005 mSv/y for indoor and outdoor measurements respectively. These results revealed that the dose levels in all of the locations (indoor and outdoor) were below the 1 mSv/y maximum permissible limit for the public set by International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP). Therefore, Kwali General Hospital is radiologically safe ©JASEM |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a0091f131ce048b3b0a1a714ccdf22412024-04-02T19:56:15ZengJoint Coordination Centre of the World Bank assisted National Agricultural Research Programme (NARP)Journal of Applied Sciences and Environmental Management2659-15022659-14992015-05-0119110.4314/jasem.v19i1.12Measurement of Indoor and Outdoor Background Ionising Radiation Levels of Kwali General Hospital, AbujaIU JamesIF MosesJN VandiUE IkohMeasurement of indoor and outdoor background ionising radiation level at Kwali General Hospital, Abuja, Nigeria was carried out using a well calibrated Geiger muller counter; Atomtex AT1117M radiation monitor. The dose equivalent results obtained range from 0.100±0.001 ìSv/h to 0.124±0.007 µSv/h with an average of 0.107±0.003 ìSv/h for indoor measurement while it ranges from 0.100±0.001 µSv/h to 0.122±0.003 µSv/h with an average of 0.108±0.003 µSv/h for outdoor measurement respectively. The obtained values are below the standard background radiation of 0.133 µSv/h. The study also revealed that the average annual equivalent dose rate is 0.750± 0.020 mSv/y and 0.189±0.005 mSv/y for indoor and outdoor measurements respectively. These results revealed that the dose levels in all of the locations (indoor and outdoor) were below the 1 mSv/y maximum permissible limit for the public set by International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP). Therefore, Kwali General Hospital is radiologically safe ©JASEMhttps://www.ajol.info/index.php/jasem/article/view/116653Background ionising radiationGeiger muller counterradiation monitorequivalent doseindoor and outdoor measurement |
| spellingShingle | IU James IF Moses JN Vandi UE Ikoh Measurement of Indoor and Outdoor Background Ionising Radiation Levels of Kwali General Hospital, Abuja Journal of Applied Sciences and Environmental Management Background ionising radiation Geiger muller counter radiation monitor equivalent dose indoor and outdoor measurement |
| title | Measurement of Indoor and Outdoor Background Ionising Radiation Levels of Kwali General Hospital, Abuja |
| title_full | Measurement of Indoor and Outdoor Background Ionising Radiation Levels of Kwali General Hospital, Abuja |
| title_fullStr | Measurement of Indoor and Outdoor Background Ionising Radiation Levels of Kwali General Hospital, Abuja |
| title_full_unstemmed | Measurement of Indoor and Outdoor Background Ionising Radiation Levels of Kwali General Hospital, Abuja |
| title_short | Measurement of Indoor and Outdoor Background Ionising Radiation Levels of Kwali General Hospital, Abuja |
| title_sort | measurement of indoor and outdoor background ionising radiation levels of kwali general hospital abuja |
| topic | Background ionising radiation Geiger muller counter radiation monitor equivalent dose indoor and outdoor measurement |
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