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Estimation of the committed radiation dose resulting from gamma radionuclides ingested with food
Piotr GodyńEwa MoliszewskaAgnieszka Dołhańczuk-śródkaZbigniew Ziembiksubject
40K137CsHealth Toxicology and MutagenesisArticleAnalytical ChemistryInorganic ChemistryToxicologyAge groupsRadiology Nuclear Medicine and imagingSpectroscopyRadionuclidebiologybusiness.industryEffective weighted doseRadiation dosedigestive oral and skin physiologyPublic Health Environmental and Occupational Healthfood and beveragesbiology.organism_classificationPollutionNuclear Energy and EngineeringFoodFood productsAbsorbed doseEnvironmental scienceSugar beetNuclear medicinebusinessdescription
The objective of the study was to estimate the value of the radiation dose absorbed in consequence of consumption of popular food products for individual age groups. Potatoes, corn and sugar beet were selected for the study. Edible parts of these plants were collected in experimental fields of the KWS Lochow Polska Sp. z o.o. seeding company in Kondratowice (Poland). On the basis of the obtained study results, it can be stated that in consequence of consumption of the selected food products, people may receive increased doses from both natural and artificial radioactive isotopes. The doses calculated for several age groups do not show any health hazards in consequence of consumption of the tested food. One of the determined radionuclides was 137Cs; however, its presence in the absorbed dose is lower than the doses from natural radioactive isotopes, in particular 40K.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-01-23 | Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry |