Indoor and outdoor radon measurements at lung cancer patients' homes in the dwellings of Rize Province in Turkey

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dc.authorid0000-0001-8025-2141en_US
dc.contributor.authorAkbulut Özen, Songül
dc.contributor.authorCelik, Necati
dc.contributor.authorDursun, Emrehan
dc.contributor.authorTaskin, Halim
dc.date.accessioned2021-03-20T20:13:13Z
dc.date.available2021-03-20T20:13:13Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.departmentBTÜ, Mühendislik ve Doğa Bilimleri Fakültesi, Fizik Bölümüen_US
dc.description.abstractIn this study, indoor and outdoor radon (Rn-222) surveys were carried out in the summer and winter seasons in homes of one hundred lung cancer patients in the year 2013-2014. The aim was to investigate the relationship between radon and cancer patients. Lung cancer patients completed a questionnaire concerning their living environment, various physical parameters and living habits. Pearson correlation and t tests revealed no meaningful results between radon concentrations, on one hand, and environmental and personal living habits, on the other hand. Consequently, the BEIR VI model was adapted and Rn-222 exposure was estimated to be responsible for about 12% of the lung cancer incidences in the winter season and around 5% in the summer season in the Rize Province. However, due to the limited number of data and numerous parameters that could lead to lung cancer, the estimations done with the model should be taken very lightly. The annual effective doses due to inhalation of indoor and outdoor Rn-222 were estimated to be, respectively, 1.43 and 0.94 mSv y(-1). The indoor and outdoor annual effective doses were, respectively, close and below the world annual effective dose (1.3 mSv y(-1)). At the district level, the indoor annual effective dose equivalent in the A degrees yidere district was 4.52 mSv y(-1), which was 3.5 times greater than the world average. The number of patients in the majority of the houses in this district was more than one.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipScientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK)Turkiye Bilimsel ve Teknolojik Arastirma Kurumu (TUBITAK) [112S652]; Recep Tayyip Erdogan University Academic Research Projects UnitRecep Tayyip Erdogan University [2013.102.01.3]en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipThis work was supported by the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK) with project number 112S652 and by the Recep Tayyip Erdogan University Academic Research Projects Unit with project number 2013.102.01.3. The authors would like to thank Prof. Dr. Orhan Karsli from Recep Tayyip Erdog. an University, Department of Geological Engineering, for the geological map of Rize.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s10653-017-9991-9en_US
dc.identifier.endpage1125en_US
dc.identifier.issn0269-4042
dc.identifier.issn1573-2983
dc.identifier.issue3en_US
dc.identifier.pmid28577063en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ1en_US
dc.identifier.startpage1111en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://doi.org/10.1007/s10653-017-9991-9
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12885/819
dc.identifier.volume40en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000432993200012en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ1en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopusen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMeden_US
dc.institutionauthorAkbulut Özen, Songül
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherSpringeren_US
dc.relation.ispartofEnvironmental Geochemistry And Healthen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessen_US
dc.subjectRadonen_US
dc.subjectLung canceren_US
dc.subjectEffective doseen_US
dc.subjectRize Provinceen_US
dc.titleIndoor and outdoor radon measurements at lung cancer patients' homes in the dwellings of Rize Province in Turkeyen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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