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Radioactivity concentrations and dose assessments of therapeutic peloids from some Turkish spas

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Muazzez Çelik Karakaya ,
Mahmut Doğru ,
Necati Karakaya ,
Hasibe Cingilli Vural ,
Fatih Kuluöztürk  and
Sultan Şahin Bal
Muazzez Çelik Karakaya*
Affiliation:
Selçuk University Engineering Faculty Geology Engineering, Konya, 42079, Turkey
Mahmut Doğru
Affiliation:
Bitlis Eren University Science Faculty Physic Department, Bitlis, 1300, Turkey
Necati Karakaya
Affiliation:
Selçuk University Engineering Faculty Geology Engineering, Konya, 42079, Turkey
Hasibe Cingilli Vural
Affiliation:
Selçuk University Science Faculty Biology Department, Konya, 42079, Turkey
Fatih Kuluöztürk
Affiliation:
Bitlis Eren University Science Faculty Physic Department, Bitlis, 1300, Turkey
Sultan Şahin Bal
Affiliation:
Bitlis Eren University Science Faculty Physic Department, Bitlis, 1300, Turkey
*
*E-mail: mcelikkarakaya@yahoo.com
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Abstract

The activity concentrations of natural radionuclides in peloids were studied to assess the radiologic hazard from 18 Turkish spas. The peloids are mainly used for therapeutic treatments, rheumatic diseases and aesthetic purposes. The concentrations of the natural radionuclides 226Ra, 232Th, 40K and 137Cs were determined with a gamma ray spectrometer using a HPGe detector. The average activity concentrations of 226Ra, 232Th, 40K, and 137Cs in the peloids studied were 110.69, 71.52, 576.48 and 0.447 Bq/kg, respectively. The radium equivalent activities in the peloid samples ranged from 63.3 to 766.77 Bq/kg. The absorbed dose rate (Dout) varied between 37.52 and 330.67 nGy/h and most of the observed spa doses are greater than the worldwide recommended values. The annual effective dose values range from 0.26 to 2.78 μSv/y. The annual gonadal dose equivalents of the samples vary from 224.07 to 2283.55 with a mean of 821.99 μSv/y.

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dosepeloidsradionuclidesspaTurkey

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Clay Minerals , Volume 50 , Issue 2 , June 2015 , pp. 221 - 232
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Copyright © The Mineralogical Society of Great Britain and Ireland 2015

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