Variation in gamma dose rate in different locations following the Chernobyl accident

Radionuclides from the Chernobyl accident were released and dispersed during a limited period of time, but under different weather conditions. As a result the radionuclides were unevenly distributed on the ground. During the years the initial deposition has been altered at some locations by different processes, but remains relatively unchanged in others. Here we report on the current inhomogeneous radionuclide distribution, on both large- and small scales (1 cm2 – 10ths of km2), which on average varies a factor of 4

Organ doses determined using a RANDO phantom for different radionuclide depositions and photon energies

Dose conversion coefficients relating the kerma free-in-air to effective dose have been studied. In order to do so a sampling scheme encompassing all the risk organs and tissues was developed for the Alderson RANDO phantom. Preliminary results are shown for some specific organs irradiated with a point source in the laboratory