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| Cancer risk assessment for granite quarry workers from external gamma dose rates |
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Author Name Shiva Prasad N G, Harish V, Ashok G V and Nagaiah N Abstract The external gamma dose rates in air were measured at 10 granite quarries and hence the risk of cancer due to outdoor gamma radiation exposure were estimated. The mean life time cancer risk for each person working in the granite quarries of the study area are found to be high compared to the world average values. The results show that the workers of the granite quarry are at higher radiation risk compared to others. Keywords: absorbed dose, the annual effective dose, cancer risk. Published On : 2022-08-18 Article Download : 
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