ABSTRACT A survey of natural gamma background radiation (NGBR) levels in the Kinta District was carried out for three years between 2003 and 2005. Dose rates were measured from 1007 locations by using a portable gamma-ray survey meter manufactured by Ludlum, Model 19 MicroR Meter. The measured dose rates ranged from 39 to 1039 nGy h-1. It has a mean dose rate of 222 ± 191 nGy h-1. Small a…