Table 2.
Location factors used for dose calculations in the RADRUE program.
| Location | Location Factora | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Work in the vicinity of a strong local source | 2.5 | Expert opinion |
| Forest husbandry | 1.7 | Expert opinion |
| Livestock farming, field-husbandry | 1.5 | Expert opinion |
| Work in the vicinity of a local source | 1.5 | Expert opinion |
| Decontamination | 1.35 | Expert opinion |
| Outside | 1.0 | |
| In a tent | 1.0 | |
| On a motorcycle | 1.0 | Expert opinion |
| In a car | 0.50 | Expert opinion |
| In a bus or truck | 0.29 | Expert opinion |
| In a helicopter, height above ground: | ||
| 10 m | 0.36 | Kryuchkov et al. 2008 |
| 20 m | 0.14 | Kryuchkov et al. 2008 |
| 30 m | 0.11 | Kryuchkov et al. 2008 |
| 50 m | 0.08 | Kryuchkov et al. 2008 |
| 100 m | 0.04 | Kryuchkov et al. 2008 |
| In an armored troop-carrier or armored landing troop-carrier | 0.017 | Expert opinion |
| In an engineering-obstacle-clearing or chemical-exploring-fighting machine | 0.01 | Dyachenko 1996 |
| Housing of various types | ||
| Wooden | 0.11 | Bailiff and Stepanenko 1996 |
| Brick | 0.07 | Bailiff and Stepanenko 1996 |
| Brick or concrete multi-story building | 0.03 | Bailiff and Stepanenko 1996 |
| In bathyscaphe, a shielded exploring device moved by the crane “Demag” | 0.0005 | Expert opinion |
| In the shielded control space for the operator of the crane “Demag” | 0.0003 | Expert opinion |
Coefficients of variation for these location factors were estimated to be 0.25.