Vesna Manić, Goran Manić, Branko Radojković, Bojan Bojić, Miloš Stojanović, Dragana Krstić, Dragoslav Nikezić
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Abstract
The concentration of 222Rn, was measured in a house in Niška Banja town. The continuous radon monitor was used for measurements with standard uncertainty of 3%. The measurement of ambient dose equivalent rate, H*(10), was also performed, with standard uncertainty of 10%, using a dosimeter programmed for continuous radiation detection. The highest radon concentration was as much as being 7300 Bq/m3. A maximum value of H*(10) of 0.885 µSv/h was obtained. The variation of H*(10) almost linearly follows the changes in the concentration of 222Rn. The corresponding effective dose was as much as 74.30 mSv per year.
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