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  • Article Code : FIRAT-AKADEMI-14401-5789
  • Article Type : Araştırma Makalesi
  • Publication Number : 2A0207
  • Page Number : 69-78
  • Doi : 10.12739/NWSA.2025.20.3.2A0207
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  • Year : 2025
  • Volume : 20
  • Issue : 3
  • Number of Articles Published : 2
  • Published Date : 1.07.2025

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Technological Applied Sciences

Serial Number : 2A
ISSN No. : 1308-7223
Release Interval (in a Year) : 4 Issues

Muhammet Karataşlı1

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ASSESSMENT OF ABSORBED GAMMA DOSE RATE AND RADIOLOGICAL HEALTH RISK IN OSMANIYE PROVINCE, TÜRKİYE

Muhammet Karataşlı1

Natural background radiation is the dominant source of continuous ionizing radiation exposure for the general population, largely driven by terrestrial gamma radiation. This study evaluates outdoor gamma radiation at the provincial scale in Osmaniye Province, southern Türkiye. Field measurements were performed at 56 sites using a calibrated portable scintillation detector positioned 1 m above ground level. At each site, three consecutive 60 s measurements were recorded and averaged. Absorbed dose rate in air (ADRA), annual effective dose equivalent (AEDE), and lifetime cancer risk (LCR) were calculated following internationally accepted frameworks, including ICRP 60, ICRP 103, and the BEIR VII model. ADRA values ranged from 19.8 to 136.3 nGy h?¹, with a provincial mean of 40.9 nGy h?¹. The corresponding mean AEDE was 50.1 µSv y?¹. All estimated dose and risk values were below UNSCEAR reference levels, indicating no measurable radiological health risk for the local population.

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Environmental Gamma Radiation, Absorbed Dose Rate, Radiological Risk Assessment, Lifetime Cancer Risk, Spatial Distribution,

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Muhammet Karataşlı (1) (Corresponding Author)
Kahramanmaraş İstiklal Üniversitesi
muhammet.karatasli@gmail.com | 0000-0002-5893-6800

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