Comparison of Gamma Absorbed Dose Rates in the Air Measured With a Portable Survey Meter and the Soil Radioactivity Measurements

Abstract

To compare the measurement results of a portable survey meter with a soil-based dose rate assessment method, the gamma absorbed dose rates in the air were measured at 27 sites. The soil-based gamma absorbed dose rates in the air were calculated using established conversion factors and the activity concentrations of 226Ra, 232Th and 40K of the soil at the sites. The gamma absorbed dose rate averages of the portable survey meter, and computing from the activity concentrations in the soil were 65.8 ± 4.26 and 64.8 ± 3.68 nGy⋅h−1, respectively. A significant positive correlation was found in the comparison between the evaluated gamma absorbed dose rates from soil radioactivity and in the air. Conversion factors based on the local soils converting to the absorbed dose rate were computed from the portable survey meter data and the soil activity concentrations, and it was compared with others.

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“…The calculated annual effective dose from outdoor absorbed dose rate ranged from 0.14 to 0.25 mSv/y. Real-time gamma dose rate measurement is very important in sample collection because it indicates whether the information of any artificial radionuclides is released or not to our surroundings from artificial radiation sources [ 24 ]. It is also prime important for environmental radiation and radioactivity monitoring purposes as well as for constructing the baseline data.…”