Background: The aim of this study is to measure the level of radon gas in the thermal springs of the four seasons in the Black Sea Region and to determine the gamma activity levels in the soils around them. Materials and Methods: Indoor radon activity concentrations of four spa facilities, namely Ladik, Havza, Ilıcaköy, and Ayder, were measured using CR-39 passive radon dosimeters and active ra...

Ionizing radiation is electromagnetic radiation that has sufficient energy to remove electrons from atoms. Ionization results in the production of negatively charged free electrons and positively charged ionized atoms. Ionizing radiation can be classified into two categories: photons (X-radiation and gamma radiation) and particles (alpha and beta particles and neutrons). Five types or sources o...

Ionizing radiation is electromagnetic radiation that has sufficient energy to remove electrons from atoms. Ionization results in the production of negatively charged free electrons and positively charged ionized atoms. Ionizing radiation can be classified into two categories: photons (X-radiation and gamma radiation) and particles (alpha and beta particles and neutrons). Five types or sources o...

Purpose: Radon (222Rn) and its decay products clinging to airborne particles settle in the lungs when inhaled can lead lung cancer. The main source of 222Rn is rocks soil Earth's crust causes indoor radon exposure local geological material used as a building material. Accordingly, primary objective study determine activity concentrations (CRn) exhalation rates (EA EM) from different rock types ...

Attorneys and jurors will have their own ideas of radon health risks before hearing any testimony. For most people, without radiation training, radon is mysterious because they cannot detect the presence of radon with their five senses. For some, radon may not represent a significant danger because people do not see any direct evidence of lung cancer due to radon. For others, radon as a radioac...

Alpha particle irradiation from radon progeny is one of the major natural source of effective dose for public population. Oncogenic transformation is a biological effectivness of radon progeny alpha particle hits. Various biological models including cultured cells and animals have been found useful for studing the carcinogenesis effects of radon progeny alpha particles. In this paper, sugarscap...

A rapid method for directly determining the exhalation rate of thoron from material surfaces was studied. Thoron accumulated with the accumulation chamber is detected with the scintillation cell. The alpha counting efficiency of the scintillation cell was estimated by the Monte Carlo calculation. Measurements were carried out in a sandy loam and different building materials. The results show th...