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Assessment of the indoor gamma dose rates in 15 Portuguese thermal spas

Studies in Systems, Decision and Control, ISSN: 2198-4190, Vol: 202, Page: 221-230
2019
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In Portugal, most of the average annual dose to which the population is exposed by natural sources is from radon (57%) and terrestrial gamma radiation (18%). In this study, the indoor gamma radiation dose rates were evaluated in 15 Portuguese thermal spas between 2011 and 2015. Gamma radiation dose rates were measured with a Geiger counter type GAMMA SCOUT (GS3). The readings of the dose rate were hourly collected during a period of time ranging between 25 and 45 days, in different treatment rooms within each one the selected facilities: inhalation treatment rooms, thermal pools and vapors areas. All registered values for the gamma dose rates were lower than 1 mSv/year, and therefore the contribution of the external dose to the calculation of the annual effective dose is negligible.

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