Radiologic risk assessment of outdoor gamma dose rate in Çorum province, Turkey

Yılmazkaya; N. Altinsoy; V. Şimşek

doi:10.1007/s10967-025-10023-3

Radiologic risk assessment of outdoor gamma dose rate in Çorum province, Turkey

Yılmazkaya
, N. Altinsoy^*
, V. Şimşek

^*Corresponding author for this work

Energy Institute

Istanbul Technical University
Nuclear & Mineral Research Agency (TENMAK)

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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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	6633-6639
Number of pages	7
Journal	Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry
Volume	334
Issue number	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-025-10023-3
Publication status	Published - Sept 2025

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Absorbed gamma dose rate
Annual effective dose equivalent
Lifetime cancer risk
Outdoor radioactivity
Çorum

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Radiologic risk assessment of outdoor gamma dose rate in Çorum province, Turkey

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