EVALUATION OF EXCESS LIFETIME CANCER RISK CAUSED BY EXTERNAL EXPOSURE DUE TO NATURAL RADIOACTIVITY IN BOLU, TURKEY

Naz Zeynep Ateş; Kübra Bayrak; M. Ergun Turgay; Erol Kam

EVALUATION OF EXCESS LIFETIME CANCER RISK CAUSED BY EXTERNAL EXPOSURE DUE TO NATURAL RADIOACTIVITY IN BOLU, TURKEY

Naz Zeynep Ateş^*, Kübra Bayrak, M. Ergun Turgay, Erol Kam

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Abstract

In this study, the gamma dose rates in outdoor air at seventy-seven points around Bolu province were meausured using a counter (Eberline, ESP-2). Radiological hazards were evaluated by estimating the excess lifetime cancer risks caused by external exposure. The gamma dose rates measured varied from 11 to 68 nGyh^-1with an average value of 22 nGy h^-1. The avarege value of the corresponding outdoor annual effective dose and the excess lifetime cancer risk was found as 27.23 μSv and 0.95x10⁻⁴, respectively. These values could be compared to other studies which existed in Turkey and also in the world.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	945-954
Number of pages	10
Journal	Sigma Journal of Engineering and Natural Sciences
Volume	38
Issue number	2
Publication status	Published - 2020
Externally published	Yes

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Keywords

AEDE
Bolu
cancer risk
natural radioactivity
Outdoor gamma dose rate
scintillation detector

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EVALUATION OF EXCESS LIFETIME CANCER RISK CAUSED BY EXTERNAL EXPOSURE DUE TO NATURAL RADIOACTIVITY IN BOLU, TURKEY

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