Skip Navigation


Radiation Protection Dosimetry Advance Access originally published online on November 1, 2006
Radiation Protection Dosimetry 2007 123(3):391-393; doi:10.1093/rpd/ncl166
This Article
Right arrow Full Text
Right arrow Full Text (PDF)
Right arrow All Versions of this Article:
123/3/391    most recent
ncl166v1
Right arrow Alert me when this article is cited
Right arrow Alert me if a correction is posted
Services
Right arrow Email this article to a friend
Right arrow Similar articles in this journal
Right arrow Similar articles in ISI Web of Science
Right arrow Similar articles in PubMed
Right arrow Alert me to new issues of the journal
Right arrow Add to My Personal Archive
Right arrow Download to citation manager
Right arrow Search for citing articles in:
ISI Web of Science (1)
Right arrowRequest Permissions
Google Scholar
Right arrow Articles by Fathivand, A. A.
Right arrow Articles by Najafi, A.
Right arrow Search for Related Content
PubMed
Right arrow PubMed Citation
Right arrow Articles by Fathivand, A. A.
Right arrow Articles by Najafi, A.
Social Bookmarking
Add to CiteULike   Add to Connotea   Add to Del.icio.us  
What's this?

© The Author 2006. Published by Oxford University Press. All rights reserved. For Permissions, please email: journals.permissions@oxfordjournals.org

SCIENTIFIC NOTES

The natural radioactivity in the bricks used for the construction of the dwelling in Tehran areas of Iran

A. A. Fathivand*, J. Amidi and A. Najafi

National Radiation Protection Department, P.O.Box 14155-4494, Tehran, Iran

* Corresponding author: afathivand{at}yahoo.com

Received July 11, 2006, amended September 30, 2006, accepted October 8, 2006


  Abstract

This paper presents the finding of a study undertaken to determine the natural radioactivity present in bricks in Tehran. A total of 45 samples of commonly used bricks were collected from various manufacturers and suppliers and analyzed using a shielded HPGe gamma ray spectrometer. The specific activities of 226 Ra, 232 Th, and 40 K were measured in all brick samples, and results ranged from minimum values of 26, 24, and 524 Bq kg–1 to maximum values of 38, 36, and 820 Bq kg–1 with mean values of 33, 30, and 700 Bq kg–1 ,respectively. In general, these activities were comparable to the results of similar studies undertaken in another countries. These activities would suggest that the use of such bricks in construction of dwellings or work places in Tehran is unlikely to give rise to any significant radiation exposure to the occupants.

Key Words: Natural radioactivity • Bricks • Gamma spectrometry • Tehran • Iran


Add to CiteULike CiteULike   Add to Connotea Connotea   Add to Del.icio.us Del.icio.us    What's this?




Disclaimer:
Please note that abstracts for content published before 1996 were created through digital scanning and may therefore not exactly replicate the text of the original print issues. All efforts have been made to ensure accuracy, but the Publisher will not be held responsible for any remaining inaccuracies. If you require any further clarification, please contact our Customer Services Department.