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Radiation Protection Dosimetry Advance Access published online on June 26, 2009
Radiation Protection Dosimetry, doi:10.1093/rpd/ncp113
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INTER-COMPARISON STUDY OF THE POPULATION DOSE DUE TO GAMMA-RADIATION IN THE COAST OF NORTH SINAI BETWEEN RAFAH AND BIR EL-ABD AREAS

M. K. Seddeek1, T. Sharshar2,3 and H. M. Badran4,*

1 Faculty of Education, Department of Physics, Suez Canal University, Al-Arish, Egypt
2 Faculty of Education, Department of Physics and Chemistry, Kafr El-Shaikh University, Kafr El-Shaikh, Egypt
3 Faculty of Science, Physics Department, Taif University, Taif, 888 Hawiya, Saudi Arabia
4 Faculty of Science, Department of Physics, Tanta University, Tanta 31527, Egypt

* Corresponding author: hussein_badran{at}hotmail.com

Received February 8, 2009, amended May 27, 2009, accepted June 1, 2009

This study compares the external dose due to the gamma-ray emitting radionuclides in various areas in North Sinai, Egypt. The whole area was divided into 10 regions. The average absorbed dose rates were evaluated for each region. It was found that Zaranik-protected area and Al-Massaid have the highest values of 72.7 and 57.2 nGy h–1, respectively. The corresponding values of the remaining regions were <23 nGy h–1. The mean annual effective dose equivalents for the four largest cities Rafah, El-Sheikh Zuwaied, Al-Arish and Bir El-Abd were 20.8, 18.8, 57.4 and 14.0 µSv, respectively. The results are compared with those from different areas in Egypt and in various countries.


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