Hospitals Levels Radon Concentration (Bq.m-3) Annual effective dose (mSv/y)
Min Max Average Min Max Average
Rizgary (Erbil) Ground 35.21 ± 0.16 39.80 ± 0.48 37.5 ± 2.29 0.94 ± 0.018 1.08 ± 0.038 1.01 ± 0.07
First 30.86 ± 0.36 36.62 ± 0.32 33.74 ± 2.88 0.92 ± 0.025 0.96 ± 0.028 0.94 ± 0.02
Second 28.81 ± 0.42 32.92 ± 0.65 30.86 ± 2.05 0.82 ± 0.022 0.88 ± 0.033 0.85 ± 0.03
Azadi Teaching (Duhok) Ground 43.92 ± 0.38 48.11 ± 0.48 46.01 ± 2.09 1.25 ± 0.016 1.35 ± 0.024 1.30 ± 0.05
First 41.06 ± 0.57 45.18 ± 0.64 43.12 ± 2.06 1.16 ± 0.018 1.32 ± 0.018 1.24 ± 0.085
Second 37.25 ± 0.54 43.22 ± 0.46 40.23 ± 2.98 1.17 ± 0.048 1.25 ± 0.026 1.21 ± 0.04
Shahid Dr. Aso (Sulaymany) Ground 52.83 ± 0.26 56.75 ± 0.26 54.79 ± 1.96 1.34 ± 0.024 1.52 ± 0.445 1.43 ± 0.09
First 49.22 ± 0.27 54.58 ± 0.36 51.9 ± 2.68 1.27 ± 0.032 1.38 ± 0.028 1.32 ± 0.055
Second 47.56 ± 0.18 52.38 ± 0.22 49.97 ± 2.41 1.22 ± 0.016 1.38 ± 0.016 1.30 ± 0.08
Table 3: Indoor radon concentration and Annual effective dose for different floors in inside hospitals in Iraqi Kurdistan Region.