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Published on: March 11, 2021
A DOSE CALCULATION MODEL APPLICATION FOR INDOOR EXPOSURE TO TWO-LAYER WALLS GAMMA IRRADIATION: THE CASE STUDY OF
Serena Righi1,2, Simona Verità3, Pier Luca Rossi2
1Interdepartmental Centre for Environmental Science Research, Bologna University, via S.Alberto 163, I-48123 Ravenna, Italy serena.righi2@unibo.it.
Abstract:
A calculation model for determining the indoor dose due to building materials with significant concentration of radioactivity has been applied to the case study of ceramic tiles; the model allows the contribution of bearing walls and wall covering materials to be calculated. The model is implemented in FORTRAN 77 and provides a quantification of the gamma radiation field (in terms of external dose rate in air, nGyh-1) inside a room with known dimensions. Application model results have been validated both by comparison with the results obtained by other authors and by experimental measurements. Model sensitivity and performances have been analysed and lastly the case studies focused on ceramic tiles have been proposed.
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