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Radiation Protection Dosimetry Advance Access published online on July 27, 2004
Radiation Protection Dosimetry, doi:10.1093/rpd/nch392
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Received December 18, 2003
Revised June 11, 2004
Accepted July 1, 2004

SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL PAPER

MULTIPLE RADON SURVEY IN SPA OF LOUTRA EDIPSOU (GREECE)

Athanasios Geranios 1, Dimitrios Nikolopoulos 2*, Anna Louizi 2, Aikaterini Karatzi 1

1 Nuclear and Particle Physics Sections, Physics Department, University of Athens, Panepistimioupoli, 157 71, Athens, Greece
2 Medical Physics Department, Medical School University of Athens, Mikras Asias 75, 115 27, Goudi, Athens, Greece

* To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: dnikolop{at}med.uoa.gr.


  Abstract

Various investigators are involved with radon research in Greece. Numerous measurements have been reported for different regions around the country. In this study we focus on the city of Loutra Edipsou, a spa centre of about 4000 inhabitants in the northern part of the island of Evia (Greece). This city is built on an area of high geothermal activity, a fact that served as a guide to our study. The aim was to estimate the dose delivered to inhabitants, the potential alpha energy exposure of bathers and spa personnel and to investigate the radon background in this area. The detectors used were of active type. Measurements are reported for dwellings, which were grouped into two different sets: one representing typical summer periods (July and August 2002) and the other typical winter periods (October and November 2002) The Potential Alpha Energy Exposure (PAEE) of the bathers during treatment lies in the range between (45 ± 3) and (110 ± 5) mWLM (1 WLM = 12.97 J s m-3). The PAEE of the working personnel lies in the range between (34 ± 3) and (100 ± 20) mWLM.


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