THE RADIOISOTOPES PROJECT IN CYPRUS
The
Nuclear Physics Laboratory
of the
University of Cyprus
has initiated a pilot project aiming at measuring the terrestrial gamma radiation in Cyprus and at determining
its contribution to the annual effective dose equivalent to the population.
Other part of the project includes measurement
of radon concentration in houses and public buildings as well as the detection
of alpha-emitting radionuclides by utilizing radioanalytical techniques and
high-resolution alpha- spectrometry.
The Natural Gamma Radioactivity map and the Radon map of Cyprus have become available for the first time.
This
work is conducted with financial support from the Cyprus Research
Promotion Foundation 
(Grant No. 45/2001).
© Nuclear Physics Laboratory, University of Cyprus