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Direct studies have established the absorbed dose rate of the Volgograd region in the premises of wooden, brick and concrete buildings. The frequency distribution of the effective specific activity of natural radionuclides in building materials is analyzed.
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Why is it important?
It was revealed that the population of the Volgograd region is exposed to more radiation from construction materials than the average for Russia.
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It has been established that the dose received by the body over a long period leads to more serious damage than the same dose received in a short period.
Salnikova Natalia A
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This page is a summary of: Natural Radionuclides as a Source of Background Irradiation Affecting People Inside Buildings, Procedia Engineering, January 2016, Elsevier,
DOI: 10.1016/j.proeng.2016.07.148.
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