Radioactivity of long-lived gamma emitters in egg
Radioactivity in egg was investigated. The targeted radionuclides were the long-lived gamma emitters 228Ra, 226Ra, and 40K. Measurements were carried out using a high purity germanium detector. The calculated annual effective dose due to egg consumption was 79 μSv yr-1, which forms 1/4 of the 290 μ...
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Radioactivity in egg was investigated. The targeted radionuclides were the long-lived gamma emitters 228Ra, 226Ra, and 40K. Measurements were carried out using a high purity germanium detector. The calculated annual effective dose due to egg consumption was 79 μSv yr-1, which forms 1/4 of the 290 μSv yr-1 world average ingestion exposure from natural sources. Hence, no radiological hazards exist from egg consumption due to the presence of the investigated radionuclides.
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| spelling | doaj-art-732284e9abfb465b8bed7c9d22a678962025-08-20T03:26:47ZengElsevierKuwait Journal of Science2307-41082307-41162022-06-0149310.48129/kjs.11911Radioactivity of long-lived gamma emitters in eggHamid ramazanian0Tareq AlrefaeKuwait University-Physics Dept. Radioactivity in egg was investigated. The targeted radionuclides were the long-lived gamma emitters 228Ra, 226Ra, and 40K. Measurements were carried out using a high purity germanium detector. The calculated annual effective dose due to egg consumption was 79 μSv yr-1, which forms 1/4 of the 290 μSv yr-1 world average ingestion exposure from natural sources. Hence, no radiological hazards exist from egg consumption due to the presence of the investigated radionuclides. https://journalskuwait.org/kjs/index.php/KJS/article/view/11911 |
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| title | Radioactivity of long-lived gamma emitters in egg |
| title_full | Radioactivity of long-lived gamma emitters in egg |
| title_fullStr | Radioactivity of long-lived gamma emitters in egg |
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| title_short | Radioactivity of long-lived gamma emitters in egg |
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