[HTML][HTML] The relationship between radon and geology: sources, transport and indoor accumulation

LJR Nunes, A Curado, SI Lopes - Applied Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
This review study examines the relationship between radon and geology, including its
origins, transmission, and accumulation, as well as its impact on human health and …

Medical radiation shielding in terms of effective atomic numbers and electron densities of some glasses

I Akkurt, A Alomari, MY Imamoglu, I Ekmekçi - Radiation Physics and …, 2023 - Elsevier
For more than at decade, oxy-fuoride glasses are the main interest for many researchers.
This is due to the importance of glasses as it is used for many different applications …

Prediction of gamma ray spectrum for 22Na source by feed forward back propagation ANN model

C Teke, I Akkurt, S Arslankaya, I Ekmekci… - Radiation Physics and …, 2023 - Elsevier
The radiation has been used in a variety of different fields since its discovery and thus its
measurement becomes vital in these industries. Different type detector may be used to …

[HTML][HTML] Measurement of soil radon concentration in Balikesir and examination of its effects on health

YY Celen, O Gunay, S Oncul, B Narin - Journal of Radiation Research and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Most of the natural radiation originates from radon, approximately 55%. This radiation occurs
because of the radioactive decay of natural uranium found in rocks, soil and water. Because …

Calculation of gamma-ray buildup factors for some medical materials

YY Celen, M Sarihan, G Almisned… - Emerging Materials …, 2022 - icevirtuallibrary.com
In recent years, novel materials with protective qualities against ionizing radiation have been
discovered. Important concepts include the continued use of X-rays for diagnosis and …

Simultaneous monitoring of soil 222Rn in the Eastern Himalayas and the geothermal region of eastern India: an earthquake precursor

S Chowdhury, A Deb, C Barman, M Nurujjaman… - Natural Hazards, 2022 - Springer
Activity of 222Rn gas in soil has been recorded continuously at three monitoring centres,
namely Ravangla and Diphu in the Eastern Himalayan region and Tantloi in the geothermal …

Fair-weather atmospheric electric field measurements at Gulmarg, India

S Afreen, NJ Victor, S Nazir, D Siingh, G Bashir… - Journal of Earth System …, 2022 - Springer
In the present study, the atmospheric electric field observations are reported at Gulmarg
station, Kashmir (34° 05′ N; 74° 42′ E) for a period of 1 year: June 2019–May 2020. The …

Indoor radon mitigation strategies: The Alto Minho region (Northern Portugal) practical case

LJR Nunes, A Curado, SI Lopes - Indoor and Built …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
The article explores techniques for mitigating indoor radon in buildings, including soil
depressurization, anti-radon coatings and membranes, interior mechanical building …

[HTML][HTML] Computation studies on the radiation attenuation properties of Al-Li-B-Ti glasses

A Sengul, I Atik, I Akkurt, S Arslankaya, SS Noori… - Journal of Radiation …, 2023 - Elsevier
As the radiation shielding properties of a glass sample are important, the shielding
properties of glasses based on the chemical composition 5Al 2 O 3+(10+ x) Li 2 O+ (70-x) B …

[HTML][HTML] Using geogenic radon potential to assess radon priority area designation, a case study around Castleisland, Co. Kerry, Ireland

MH Banríon, J Elío, QG Crowley - Journal of Environmental Radioactivity, 2022 - Elsevier
Globally, indoor radon exposure is the leading cause of lung cancer in non-smokers and
second most common cause after tobacco smoking. Soil-gas radon is the main contributor to …