Lifetime Effective Dose Assessment Based on Background Outdoor Gamma Exposure in Chihuahua City, Mexico

Determining ionizing radiation in a geographic area serves to assess its effects on a population’s health. The aim of this study was to evaluate the spatial distribution of the background environmental outdoor gamma dose rates in Chihuahua City. This study also estimated the annual effective dose an...

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Main Authors: Sergio Luevano-Gurrola, Angelica Perez-Tapia, Carmelo Pinedo-Alvarez, Jorge Carrillo-Flores, Maria Elena Montero-Cabrera, Marusia Renteria-Villalobos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2015-09-01
Series:International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/12/10/12324