Mapping of indoor radon survey and dose estimations in health centres in Turkey

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dc.authoridYesilkanat, Cafer Mert/0000-0002-7508-7548
dc.authoridKara, Ayhan/0000-0001-9224-9601
dc.contributor.authorDamla, Nevzat
dc.contributor.authorKara, Ayhan
dc.contributor.authorTel, Eyuep
dc.contributor.authorYesilkanat, Cafer M.
dc.date.accessioned2025-03-23T19:30:40Z
dc.date.available2025-03-23T19:30:40Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.departmentSinop Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractRadon and its short-lived daughter products, leading to lung cancer, are the most significant contribution to the exposure of man to ionizing radiation from natural sources. Therefore, the present study aimed to assess indoor radon measurements in 39 rooms of 15 health centres in Osmaniye city, Turkey using CR-39 solid-state nuclear track detectors based on radon dosimeters. Indoor radon concentrations were found to change from 8 to 108Bq.m(-3). The associated radiological parameters such as the annual effective dose and excess lifetime cancer risk were computed for staff/patient in the rooms surveyed. The mean annual effective dose and excess lifetime cancer risk values were estimated to be 0.29 mSv and 1.02x10(-3), respectively. The annual computed effective doses are lower than the suggested action level (3-10 mSv.y(-1)). Also, with ordinary Kriging method, by using R programing language and quantum geographic information system, indoor radon concentration, annual effective dose, and excess lifetime cancer risk interpolated values were recorded and mapped. The findings obtained in the current study concerning radon levels and their variations will provide baseline values for future research surveys.
dc.identifier.doi10.1177/1420326X15606508
dc.identifier.endpage336
dc.identifier.issn1420-326X
dc.identifier.issn1423-0070
dc.identifier.issue3
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85018179739
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ1
dc.identifier.startpage327
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1177/1420326X15606508
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11486/5137
dc.identifier.volume26
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000399487300004
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ2
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherSage Publications Ltd
dc.relation.ispartofIndoor and Built Environment
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.snmzKA_WOS_20250323
dc.subjectIndoor radon
dc.subjecthealth centre
dc.subjectannual effective dose
dc.subjectexcess lifetime cancer risk
dc.titleMapping of indoor radon survey and dose estimations in health centres in Turkey
dc.typeArticle

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