Evaluation of excess life time cancer risk from gamma dose rates in Jhelum valley
Muhammad Rafique,Saeed Ur Rahman,Muhammad Basharat,Wajid Aziz,Iftikhar Ahmad,Khursheed Ahmed Lone,Khalil Ahmad,Matiullah +7 more
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In this paper, the results of ambient outdoor gamma dose rates measured for Jhelum valley of the state of Azad Kashmir were presented by using Ludlum micrometer-19 which is an active and portable detector.About:
This article is published in Journal of Radiation Research and Applied Sciences.The article was published on 2014-01-01 and is currently open access. It has received 76 citations till now.read more
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Evaluation of excessive lifetime cancer risk due to natural radioactivity in the rivers sediments of Northern Pakistan
TL;DR: In this paper, naturally occurring radionuclides were measured using HPGe γ-ray spectrometer to evaluate the radiation health hazard indices and excess lifetime cancer risk (ELCR ).
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Estimation of excess lifetime cancer risk and radiation hazard indices in southern Iraq
TL;DR: In this paper, the average activity concentrations of some radionuclides (226Ra, 238U, 232Th, and 40K) have been measured in surface and subsurface soils in areas (southern Iraq) where many warfare actions have taken place during the Iran-Iraq and Gulf wars.
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Assessment of excess lifetime cancer risk from gamma radiation levels in Effurun and Warri city of Delta state, Nigeria
TL;DR: A study of the terrestrial BIR levels to estimate the excess lifetime cancer risk in Warri city has been carried out, using a Digilert 100 nuclear radiation monitor and a GPS for GIS mapping as mentioned in this paper.
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Dose rate estimates and spatial interpolation maps of outdoor gamma dose rate with geostatistical methods; A case study from Artvin, Turkey.
TL;DR: This study compared compliance of geostatistical estimation methods to ensure investigation and imaging natural Fon radiation using the minimum number of data and illustrated that local changes are better reflected by UK method compared to OK method and its error variance is found to be lower.
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Assessment of natural radioactivity levels and associated dose rates in soil samples from Northern Rajasthan, India.
TL;DR: The analysis of naturally occurring radionuclides has been carried out in 40 soil samples collected from four districts of the Northern Rajasthan, India using gamma-ray spectrometry with an NaI(Tl) detector to assess the radiation hazards arising due to the use of these soils in the construction of buildings.
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Systematic survey of natural radioactivity of soil in Slovenia
TL;DR: The highest average values for (40)K and (232)Th were found at clastic sediments containing clay and for (226)Ra on carbonate rocks, with arithmetic mean of 110 ± 49 nGy h(-1), being the highest over carbonates.
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Radiological maps of outdoor and indoor gamma dose rates in Greek urban areas obtained by in situ gamma spectrometry.
TL;DR: The results obtained from the present work in conjunction with those reported previously were used for the realization of a complete indoor and outdoor gamma radiation map of Greek urban areas using in situ gamma spectrometry with portable Ge detector.
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Ambient indoor/outdoor gamma radiation dose rates in the city and at high altitudes of Muzaffarabad (Azad Kashmir)
TL;DR: In this article, the gamma dose rates for indoor and outdoor environments were measured using a portable Ludlum Model 19 Micrometer and the effect of altitude on measured values of gamma dose rate has also been investigated.
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Radiometric analysis of rock and soil samples of Leepa Valley; Azad Kashmir, Pakistan
Muhammad Rafique,Abdul Jabbar,Abdul Razzaq Khan,Saeed Ur Rahman,Muhammad Basharat,Azhar Mehmood,Matiullah +6 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the radioactivity levels and associated health hazards due to the terrestrial radionuclide in soil and rock samples were evaluated using a P-type coaxial high purity germanium detector in the Leepa valley of Azad Jammu & Kashmir, Pakistan.
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