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Background: Radon, a radioactive gas, is ubiquitous and commonly inhaled by individuals. It was originating from the Earth's crust. Radon can also be released by building materials, water, basement air, soil, and other environmental components. When radon gas decays, it produces radioactive particles that can be inhaled. These particles damage lung tissue, increasing the risk of lung cancer over time. Materials and Methods: Indoor and outdoor radon concentrations were determined in 24 houses in two cities in Al-Najaf province, Al-Najaf city and Al-Kufa city, using Airthings Corentium Digital Radon Detector. Results and Discussion: The arithmetic mean of indoor radon concentration was 18.09±9.41 Bq/m3, while the arithmetic mean of outdoor radon concentration was 4.50±2.96 Bq/m3. The arithmetic mean of ‘the annual effective dose’ received by home occupants by indoor radon was 0.46±0.24 mSv/yr. The arithmetic mean of the ‘effective dose to the lung’ was 1.09±0.57 mSv/yr. Conclusion: The total annual effective dose due to indoor and outdoor radon concentration was lower than the reference level of International Commission on Radiological Protection. The results of the radiological survey due to indoor and outdoor radon levels in studied dwellings suggest that the radionuclides and their radiological hazard indexes in all studied dwellings do not impose a health hazard.

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ABSTRACT
Introduction
Materials and Methods
1. Area of Study
2. Measurement System
3. Radon Radiological Parameters
Results and Discussion
Conclusion
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• Rukia Jabar Dosh [ Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, University of Kufa, Al-Najaf, Iraq ]
• Ali Abid Abojassim [ Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, University of Kufa, Al-Najaf, Iraq ] Corresponding Author
• Entesser Farhan Salman [ Department of Physics, Faculty of Basic Education, University of Babylon, Iraq ]
• Ali Saeed Jassim [ Department of Geology, Faculty of Science, University of Kufa, Al-Najaf, Iraq ]

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• 간행물명

  방사선방어학회지 [Journal of Radiation Protection and Research]

• 간기

  계간

• pISSN

  2508-1888

• 수록기간

  1976~2026

• 등재여부

  KCI 등재,SCOPUS

• 십진분류

  KDC 559 DDC 629