Measurement of gamma radiation levels in soil samples from Thanjavur using γ-ray spectrometry and estimation of population exposure

Measurement of gamma radiation levels in soil samples from Thanjavur using γ-ray spectrometry and estimation of population exposure

This study assesses the level of terrestrial gamma radiation and associated dose rates from the naturally occurring radionuclides <sup> 232</sup> Th, <sup> 238</sup> U and <sup> 40</sup> K in 10 soil samples collected from Thanjavur (Tamil Nadu, India) using g-ray...

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Main Authors: Senthilkumar B, Dhavamani V, Ramkumar S, Philominathan P
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2010-01-01
Series:Journal of Medical Physics
Subjects:
Absorbed dose
external hazard index (Hex)
gamma radiation
natural radioactivity
soil
&#947;-ray spectrometry
Online Access:http://www.jmp.org.in/article.asp?issn=0971-6203;year=2010;volume=35;issue=1;spage=48;epage=53;aulast=Senthilkumar

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