Volume : IV, Issue : II, February - 2014

Association of Cancer Disease and 226Ra Radiation Exposure in Water

S. A Hosseni

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The purpose of the paper was to study association of radium 226 in piping drinking water and cancer disease in people. This study was cross-sectional with collected 25 samples, and done by mini column method on piping water after treatment. The technique of gamma-ray measurement was applied by using HPGe gamma detector. The cancer disease patient was accessed from health center and followed them. The activity concentrations of ²²⁶Ra in drinking water samples were 2±0.5 mBq/l - 10.4±0.8 mBq/l, the maximum concentration was 10.4±0.4 mBq/l and the minimum level was 2±0.5 mBq/l. The radiation absorbed dose in air was 60 nGy/h and effective dose was 0.00055 mSv. The radiation doses to biota were less than doses received from naturally occurring radioisotopes or from manmade activities. The concentration of ²²⁶Ra was so low in the drinking water that did not cause cancer disease.

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S. A Hosseni Association of Cancer Disease and 226Ra Radiation Exposure in Water Indian Journal of Applied Research, Vol.IV, Issue. II

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