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Radiation Protection Dosimetry Advance Access originally published online on December 6, 2005
Radiation Protection Dosimetry 2006 121(2):140-147; doi:10.1093/rpd/nci370
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Assessment of external dose indoors in Lithuania

L. Pilkyte1,2,*, D. Butkus2 and G. Morkunas1,2

1 Radiation Protection Centre, Kalvariju g. 153, LT-08221 Vilnius, Lithuania
2 Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, Sauletekio al. 11, LT-10223 Vilnius, Lithuania

* Corresponding author: l.pilkyte{at}rsc.lt

Received October 10, 2005, amended November 5, 2005, accepted November 7, 2005


  Abstract

The aim of this paper was an assessment of external exposure indoors and its dependence on construction materials and indoor radon concentrations in Lithuanian living houses. Relationship of absorbed dose rate in air indoors and activity indexes of the most commonly used construction materials (wood, concrete and bricks) have been studied using results received in measurements done in >4700 rooms in 1995–2005. Possible connections of dose rate indoors with indoor radon concentrations are also discussed. Findings of this study helped to make an assessment of the mean value of effective dose of Lithuanian population due to external exposure indoors which is equal to 0.58 mSv y–1. The received data might also be used in improvement of quality of personal dosimetric measurements done in premises constructed of different construction materials.


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