Radiologic risk assessment of outdoor gamma dose rate in Çorum province, Turkey
Abstract This study aims to obtain the absorbed dose rate in outdoor air and related health risks for the Çorum province in Turkey. Absorbed gamma dose rate readings were taken from 56 stations using portable NaI(Tl) scintillation detector. The outdoor absorbed gamma dose rates (terrestrial and cosmic) varied from 21 to 110 nGyh −1 with an average value of 44.96 ± 17.27 nGyh −1 . Because of the exposure of the inhabitants to the outdoor gamma the average annual effective dose was calculated as 55.14 ± 21.18 µSvy −1 . The risk value of cancer for adults in this region was estimated as 1.93 × 10 –4 which is below the world average.
Authors
- N. Altınsoy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2970-8497)
- İ. Yılmazkaya
- V. Şimşek
Institutions
- Istanbul Technical University (TR)
- Turkish Atomic Energy Authority (TR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry
- Published
- 2025-02-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-025-10023-3
- Primary Topic
- Radioactivity and Radon Measurements
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Türkiye Enerji, Nükleer ve Maden Araştırma Kurumu
- Istanbul Teknik Üniversitesi
- Bilimsel Araştırma Projeleri Birimi, İstanbul Teknik Üniversitesi