Erdogan Mehmet, Ozdemir Fatih, Eren Nuretdin
a Physics Department, Faculty of Science , Selcuk University , Konya , Turkey.
Isotopes Environ Health Stud. 2013;49(4):567-74. doi: 10.1080/10256016.2013.815182. Epub 2013 Aug 13.
(222)Rn (radon) is one of the most important sources of natural radiation to which people are exposed. It is an alpha-emitting noble gas and it can be found in various concentrations in soil, air and in different kinds of water. In this study, we present the results of radon concentration measurements in thermal waters taken from the sources in the region of Konya located in the central part of Turkey. The radon activity concentrations in 10 thermal water samples were measured by using the AlphaGUARD PQ 2000PRO radon gas analyser in spring and summer of the year 2012. We found that radon activity concentrations range from 0.60±0.11 to 70.34±3.55 kBq m(-3) and from 0.67±0.03 to 36.53±4.68 kBq m(-3) in spring and summer, respectively. We also calculated effective doses per treatment in the spas for the spring and summer seasons. It was found that the minimum and maximum effective doses per treatment are in the range of 0.09-10.13 nSv in spring and in the range of 0.1-5.26 nSv in summer.
氡（²²²Rn）是人们接触到的最重要的天然辐射源之一。它是一种发射α粒子的惰性气体，在土壤、空气和各类水中均能以不同浓度被发现。在本研究中，我们展示了从位于土耳其中部科尼亚地区的水源采集的地热水中氡浓度的测量结果。2012年春季和夏季，使用AlphaGUARD PQ 2000PRO氡气分析仪对10个地热水样本中的氡活度浓度进行了测量。我们发现，春季氡活度浓度范围为0.60±0.11至70.34±3.55 kBq m⁻³，夏季为0.67±0.03至36.53±4.68 kBq m⁻³。我们还计算了春季和夏季温泉浴场每次治疗的有效剂量。结果发现，春季每次治疗的最小和最大有效剂量范围为0.09 - 10.13 nSv，夏季为0.1 - 5.26 nSv。
