| Home | E-Submission | Sitemap | Contact Us |  
top_img
J Radiat Prot > Volume 31(1); 2006 > Article
Journal of Radiation Protection 2006;31(1):1-0.
Cancer Risk Assessment Due to Natural and Fallout Activity in Some Cities of Pakistan
Ahad A.;Matiullah Matiullah;Bhatti Ijaz A.;Orfi S.D.;
ABSTRACT
The measured mean activities of $^{226}Ra,;^{232}Th,;^{40}K;and;^{137}Cs$ in the soil of Bahawalpur, Bahawalnagar and Rahimyar Khan Bistricts were 32.9, 53.6, 647.4 and 1.8 Bq $kg^{-1}$. The average absorbed dose rate calculated from these activities was 74.3 nGy $h^{-1}$ and the mean annual effective dose rate was found to be 0.46 mSv $y^{-1}$. Absorbed doses to different body organs were derived from annual effective doses using tissue weighting factors. Radiation induced fatal cancer risks were assessed by using ICRP 60 Model. Estimations incurred 184deaths per year due to cancer.
TOOLS
PDF Links  PDF Links
Full text via DOI  Full text via DOI
Download Citation  Download Citation
Share:      
METRICS
1,127
View
9
Download
Editorial Office
#319, Hanyang Institute of Technology Bldg., 222 Wangsimni-ro, Seongdong-gu,Seoul, Republic of Korea
Tel: +82-2-2297-9775   Fax: +82-2-2297-9776
Email: jrpr.editorial@gmail.com
About |  Browse Articles |  Current Issue |  For Authors and Reviewers
Copyright © by Korean Association for Radiation Protection. Developed in M2PI