Colin J Paulbeck, Tatsuhiko Sato, Sachiyo Funamoto, Choonsik Lee, Keith T Griffin, Harry M Cullings, Stephen D Egbert, Akira Endo, Nolan E Hertel, Wesley E Bolch
{"title":"Fetal atomic bomb survivor dosimetry using the J45 series of pregnant female phantoms with realistic survivor exposure scenarios: comparisons to dose estimates in the DS02 system.","authors":"Colin J Paulbeck, Tatsuhiko Sato, Sachiyo Funamoto, Choonsik Lee, Keith T Griffin, Harry M Cullings, Stephen D Egbert, Akira Endo, Nolan E Hertel, Wesley E Bolch","doi":"10.1007/s00411-023-01032-5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00411-023-01032-5","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A significant source of information on radiation-induced biological effects following in-utero irradiation stems from studies of atomic bomb survivors who were pregnant at the time of exposure in Hiroshima, and to a lesser extent, from survivors in Nagasaki. Dose estimates to the developing fetus for these survivors have been assigned in prior dosimetry systems of the Radiation Effects Research Foundation as the dose to the uterine wall within the non-pregnant adult stylized phantom, originally designed for the dosimetry system DS86 and then carried forward in DS02. In a prior study, a new J45 (Japanese 1945) series of high-resolution phantoms of the adult pregnant female at 8 weeks, 15 weeks, 25 weeks, and 38-weeks post-conception was presented. Fetal and maternal organ doses were estimated by computationally exposing the pregnant female phantom series to DS02 free-in-air cumulative photon and neutron fluences at three distances from the hypocenter at both Hiroshima and Nagasaki under idealized frontal (AP) and isotropic (ISO) particle incidence. In this present study, this work was extended using realistic angular fluences (480 directions) from the DS02 system for seven radiation source terms, nine different radiation dose components, and five shielding conditions. In addition, to explore the effects of fetal position within the womb, four new phantoms were created and the same irradiation scenarios were performed. General findings are that the current DS02 fetal dose surrogate overestimates values of fetal organ dose seen in the J45 phantoms towards the cranial end of the fetus, especially in the later stages of pregnancy. For example, for in-open exposures at 1000 m in Hiroshima, the ratio of J45 fetal brain dose to DS02 uterine wall dose is 0.90, 0.82, and 0.70 at 15 weeks, 25 weeks, and 38-weeks, respectively, for total gamma exposures, and are 0.64, 0.44, and 0.37 at these same gestational ages for total neutron exposures. For organs in the abdominal and pelvic regions of the fetus, dose gradients across gestational age flatten and later reverse, so that DS02 fetal dosimetry begins to underestimate values of fetal organ dose as seen in the J45 phantoms. For example, for the same exposure scenario, the ratios of J45 fetal kidney dose to DS02 uterine wall dose are about 1.09 from 15 to 38 weeks for total gamma dose, and are 1.30, 1.56, and 1.75 at 15 weeks, 25 weeks, and 38 weeks, respectively, for the total neutron dose. Results using the new fetal positioning phantoms show this trend reversing for a head-up, breach fetal position. This work supports previous findings that the J45 pregnant female phantom series offers significant opportunities for gestational age-dependent assessment of fetal organ dose without the need to invoke the uterine wall as a fetal organ surrogate.</p>","PeriodicalId":21002,"journal":{"name":"Radiation and Environmental Biophysics","volume":"62 3","pages":"317-329"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2023-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9902823","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Valerio Ricciardi, Maria Lasalvia, Giuseppe Perna, Marianna Portaccio, Ines Delfino, Maria Lepore, Vito Capozzi, Lorenzo Manti
{"title":"Vibrational spectroscopies for biochemical investigation of X-ray exposure effects on SH-SY5Y human neuroblastoma cells.","authors":"Valerio Ricciardi, Maria Lasalvia, Giuseppe Perna, Marianna Portaccio, Ines Delfino, Maria Lepore, Vito Capozzi, Lorenzo Manti","doi":"10.1007/s00411-023-01035-2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00411-023-01035-2","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Neuroblastoma is the most recurring cancer in childhood and adolescence. The SH-SY5Y neuroblastoma cell line is generally adopted for elaborating new therapeutical approaches and/or elaborating strategies for the prevention of central nervous system disturbances. In fact, it represents a valid model system for investigating in vitro the effects on the brain of X-ray exposure using vibrational spectroscopies that can detect early radiation-induced molecular alterations of potential clinical usefulness. In recent years, we dedicated significant efforts in the use of Fourier-transform and Raman microspectroscopy techniques for characterizing such radiation-induced effects on SH-SY5Y cells by examining the contributions from different cell components (DNA, proteins, lipids, and carbohydrates) to the vibrational spectra. In this review, we aim at revising and comparing the main results of our studies to provide a wide outlook of the latest outcomes and a framework for future radiobiology research using vibrational spectroscopies. A short description of our experimental approaches and data analysis procedures is also reported.</p>","PeriodicalId":21002,"journal":{"name":"Radiation and Environmental Biophysics","volume":"62 3","pages":"289-305"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2023-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10225453","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
W Rühm, K Cho, C-M Larsson, A Wojcik, C Clement, K Applegate, F Bochud, S Bouffler, D Cool, G Hirth, M Kai, D Laurier, S Liu, S Romanov, T Schneider
{"title":"Vancouver call for action to strengthen expertise in radiological protection worldwide.","authors":"W Rühm, K Cho, C-M Larsson, A Wojcik, C Clement, K Applegate, F Bochud, S Bouffler, D Cool, G Hirth, M Kai, D Laurier, S Liu, S Romanov, T Schneider","doi":"10.1007/s00411-023-01024-5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00411-023-01024-5","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Ionising radiation has been used for over a century for peaceful purposes, revolutionising health care and promoting well-being through its application in industry, science, and medicine. For almost as long, the International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP) has promoted understanding of health and environmental risks of ionising radiation and developed a protection system that enables the safe use of ionising radiation in justified and beneficial practices, providing protection from all sources of radiation. However, we are concerned that a shortage of investment in training, education, research, and infrastructure seen in many sectors and countries may compromise society's ability to properly manage radiation risks, leading to unjustified exposure to or unwarranted fear of radiation, impacting the physical, mental, and social well-being of our peoples. This could unduly limit the potential for research and development in new radiation technologies (healthcare, energy, and the environment) for beneficial purposes. ICRP therefore calls for action to strengthen expertise in radiological protection worldwide through: (1) National governments and funding agencies strengthening resources for radiological protection research allocated by governments and international organisations, (2) National research laboratories and other institutions launching and sustaining long-term research programmes, (3) Universities developing undergraduate and graduate university programmes and making students aware of job opportunities in radiation-related fields, (4) Using plain language when interacting with the public and decision makers about radiological protection, and (5) Fostering general awareness of proper uses of radiation and radiological protection through education and training of information multipliers. The draft call was discussed with international organisations in formal relations with ICRP in October 2022 at the European Radiation Protection Week in Estoril, Portugal, and the final call announced at the 6th International Symposium on the System of Radiological Protection of ICRP in November 2022 in Vancouver, Canada.</p>","PeriodicalId":21002,"journal":{"name":"Radiation and Environmental Biophysics","volume":"62 2","pages":"175-180"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2023-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10188412/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9845877","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The relationship of the efficiency of energy conversion into growth as an indicator for the determination of the optimal dose for mutation breeding with the appearance of chromosomal abnormalities and incomplete mitosis after gamma irradiation of kernels of Triticum turgidum ssp. durum L.","authors":"Eben Von Well, Annabel Fossey, Mardé Booyse","doi":"10.1007/s00411-023-01026-3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00411-023-01026-3","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The study aim was to determine the optimal gamma irradiation dose for mutation breeding in Triticum turgidum ssp. durum L. Root, shoot and seedling growth, as well as the efficiency of energy conversion into growth were determined to examine the growth retardation effects of gamma irradiation that are the result of DNA damage (bridges, ring chromosomes, micronuclei, incomplete mitosis) in Triticum turgidum ssp. durum L. The kernels were irradiated with doses of 50, 150, 250 and 350 Gy using a <sup>60</sup>Cobalt gamma-ray source. The kernels were placed in germination paper at 25 °C to grow for a 132 h period for the determination of shoot and root growth and the efficiency of energy conversion into growth. Root tips were collected and fixated over a 47.5 h growth period for the determination of the chromosomal abnormalities and incomplete mitosis. The control differed highly significantly (p < 0.01) from irradiated samples at all doses in root growth and from 250 to 350 Gy samples in shoot growth and the efficiency of energy conversion into growth. There was a highly significant (p < 0.01) increase in the number of bridges and micronuclei between 50 Gy samples and samples irradiated with the higher irradiation doses while 50 Gy samples differed only from 250 and 350 Gy samples regarding ring chromosomes and interphase cells with incomplete mitosis. Root and seedling growth on the one hand and the efficiency of energy conversion into growth on the other were found to be measuring different effects of gamma irradiation on plant growth. The latter was used for the determination of the optimal dose for mutation breeding as 155.52 Gy.</p>","PeriodicalId":21002,"journal":{"name":"Radiation and Environmental Biophysics","volume":"62 2","pages":"195-212"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2023-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10188533/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9659298","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Alexis Papadopoulos, Ioanna Kyriakou, Sébastien Incerti, Giovanni Santin, Petteri Nieminen, Ioannis A Daglis, Weibo Li, Dimitris Emfietzoglou
{"title":"Space radiation quality factor for Galactic Cosmic Rays and typical space mission scenarios using a microdosimetric approach.","authors":"Alexis Papadopoulos, Ioanna Kyriakou, Sébastien Incerti, Giovanni Santin, Petteri Nieminen, Ioannis A Daglis, Weibo Li, Dimitris Emfietzoglou","doi":"10.1007/s00411-023-01023-6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00411-023-01023-6","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Space radiation exposure from omnipresent Galactic Cosmic Rays (GCRs) in interplanetary space poses a serious carcinogenic risk to astronauts due to the-limited or absent-protective effect of the Earth's magnetosphere and, in particular, the terrestrial atmosphere. The radiation risk is directly influenced by the quality of the radiation, i.e., its pattern of energy deposition at the micron/DNA scale. For stochastic biological effects, radiation quality is described by the quality factor, [Formula: see text], which can be defined as a function of Linear Energy Transfer (LET) or the microdosimetric lineal energy ([Formula: see text]). In the present work, the average [Formula: see text] of GCR for different mission scenarios was calculated using a modified version of the microdosimetric Theory of Dual Radiation Action (TDRA). NASA's OLTARIS platform was utilized to generate the radiation environment behind different aluminum shielding (0-30 g/cm<sup>2</sup>) for a typical mission scenario in low-earth orbit (LEO) and in deep space. The microdosimetric lineal energy spectra of ions ([Formula: see text]) in 1 μm liquid water spheres were calculated by a generalized analytical model which considers energy-loss fluctuations and δ-ray transport inside the irradiated medium. The present TDRA-based [Formula: see text]-values for the LEO and deep space missions were found to differ by up to 10% and 14% from the corresponding ICRP-based [Formula: see text]-values and up to 3% and 6% from NASA's [Formula: see text]-model. In addition, they were found to be in good agreement with the [Formula: see text]-values measured in the International Space Station (ISS) and by the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) Radiation Assessment Detector (RAD) which represent, respectively, a LEO and deep space orbit.</p>","PeriodicalId":21002,"journal":{"name":"Radiation and Environmental Biophysics","volume":"62 2","pages":"221-234"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2023-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10188414/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9660104","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Effects of direct therapeutic radiation on pulpal surface of root dentin: an in vitro study.","authors":"Yeşim Deniz, Ezgi Işıktaş Acar, Çiğdem Çetin Genç","doi":"10.1007/s00411-023-01020-9","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00411-023-01020-9","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The aims of the study were to analyze the effects of therapeutic radiation on human root dentin samples from the aspect of possible alterations in crystallinity, micro-morphology, and composition. Fifty-six root dentin specimens were divided into seven groups (0, 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, and 60 Gy). Scanning electron microscope (SEM), energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX) and X-ray diffraction (XRD) analyses were performed on pulpal surfaces of root dentin after being irradiated by 6MV photon energy. Mineral compositions, Ca/P, P/N, Ca/N ratios, and hydroxyapatite pikes were calculated. Some deuteriations on the dentin surface were observed in SEM images after 30 Gy and subsequent doses. One-way ANOVA revealed that there was no significant alteration in weight percentages of C, O, Mg, Ca, P, and N between groups. Radiation did not influence stoichiometric Ca/P, Ca/N, and P/N molar ratios. XRD analysis did not show a remarkable decline in hydroxyapatite pikes by the increasing doses. Radiotherapy changes the micromorphology of circumpulpal dentin but does not affect elemental composition and crystallinity.</p>","PeriodicalId":21002,"journal":{"name":"Radiation and Environmental Biophysics","volume":"62 2","pages":"261-268"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2023-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9657203","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"UN Sustainable Development Goals: establishment of an electronic 'collection' of papers published in Radiation and Environmental Biophysics.","authors":"Werner Rühm, Anna A Friedl, Andrzej Wojcik","doi":"10.1007/s00411-023-01028-1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00411-023-01028-1","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":21002,"journal":{"name":"Radiation and Environmental Biophysics","volume":"62 2","pages":"173-174"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2023-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10188395/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9663702","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Improving normal tissue sparing using scripting in endometrial cancer radiation therapy planning.","authors":"Yagiz Yedekci, Melis Gültekin, Sezin Yuce Sari, Ferah Yildiz","doi":"10.1007/s00411-023-01019-2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00411-023-01019-2","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The aim of this study was to improve the protection of organs at risk (OARs), decrease the total planning time and maintain sufficient target doses using scripting endometrial cancer external beam radiation therapy (EBRT) planning. Computed tomography (CT) data of 14 endometrial cancer patients were included in this study. Manual and automatic planning with scripting were performed for each CT. Scripts were created in the RayStation™ (RaySearch Laboratories AB, Stockholm, Sweden) planning system using a Python code. In scripting, seven additional contours were automatically created to reduce the OAR doses. The scripted and manual plans were compared to each other in terms of planning time, dose-volume histogram (DVH) parameters, and total monitor unit (MU) values. While the mean total planning time for manual planning was 368 ± 8 s, it was only 55 ± 2 s for the automatic planning with scripting (p < 0.001). The mean doses of OARs decreased with automatic planning (p < 0.001). In addition, the maximum doses (D2% and D1%) for bilateral femoral heads and the rectum were significantly reduced. It was observed that the total MU value increased from 1146 ± 126 (manual planning) to 1369 ± 95 (scripted planning). It is concluded that scripted planning has significant time and dosimetric advantages over manual planning for endometrial cancer EBRT planning.</p>","PeriodicalId":21002,"journal":{"name":"Radiation and Environmental Biophysics","volume":"62 2","pages":"253-260"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2023-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9650656","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Afsaneh Mir Derikvand, Saeed Bagherzadeh, Ali MohammadSharifi, Karim Khoshgard, Fariba AllahMoradi
{"title":"Estimation of cancer risks due to chest radiotherapy treatment planning computed tomography (CT) simulations.","authors":"Afsaneh Mir Derikvand, Saeed Bagherzadeh, Ali MohammadSharifi, Karim Khoshgard, Fariba AllahMoradi","doi":"10.1007/s00411-023-01025-4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00411-023-01025-4","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The objective of our study was to determine organ doses to estimate the lifetime attributable risk (LAR) of cancer incidence related to chest tomography simulations for Radiotherapy Treatment Planning (RTTP) using patient-specific information. Patient data were used to calculate organ doses and effective dose. The effective dose (E) was calculated by two methods. First, to calculate effective dose in a standard phantom, the collected dosimetric parameters were used with the ImPACT CT Patient Dosimetry Calculator and E was calculated by applying related correction factors. Second, using the scanner-derived Dose Length Product, LARs were computed using the US National Academy of Sciences (BEIR VII) model for age- and sex-specific risks at each exposure. DLP, CTDI<sub>vol</sub>, and scan length were 507 ± 143 mGy.cm, 11 ± 4 mGy, and 47 ± 7 cm, respectively. The effective dose was 10 ± 3 mSv using ImPACT patient dosimetry calculator software and 9 ± 2 mSv using the scanner-derived Dose Length Product. The LAR of cancer incidence for all cancers, all solid cancers and leukemia were 65 ± 29, 62 ± 27, 7 ± 2 cases per 100,000 individuals, respectively. Radiation exposure from the usage of CT for radiotherapy treatment planning (RTTP) causes non-negligible increases in lifetime attributable risk. The results of this study can be used as a guide by physicians to implement strategies based on the As Low As Reasonably Achievable (ALARA) principle that lead to a reduction dose without sacrificing diagnostic information.</p>","PeriodicalId":21002,"journal":{"name":"Radiation and Environmental Biophysics","volume":"62 2","pages":"269-277"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2023-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9660596","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Radiation dose and lifetime risk for radiation-induced cancer due to natural radioactivity in tap water from Jordan.","authors":"Ahmed Ali Husein Qwasmeh, Batool A Abu Saleh","doi":"10.1007/s00411-023-01018-3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00411-023-01018-3","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The purpose of this study was to investigate the radiological quality of drinking water in Ma'an governorate, which includes the archeological city of Petra and is one of Jordan's most important tourist destinations. To the best of the authors' knowledge, this is the first study in southern Jordan that investigates radioactivity in drinking water and its potential to cause cancer. A liquid scintillation detector was used to measure gross alpha and gross beta activities in tap water samples from Ma'an governorate. A high-purity Germanium detector was used to measure the activity concentrations of <sup>226</sup>Ra and <sup>228</sup>Ra. Gross alpha, gross beta, <sup>226</sup>Ra, and <sup>228</sup>Ra activities were < 110-724 mBq/l, < 220-362 mBq/l, < 11-241 mBq/l, and < 32-49 mBq/l, respectively. The results were compared to internationally recommended levels and literature values. Annual effective doses ([Formula: see text]) from <sup>226</sup> and <sup>228</sup>Ra intake were calculated for infants, children, and adults. The highest doses were found for children while the lowest were found for infants. For each water sample, the lifetime risk of radiation-induced cancer (LTR) was calculated for the whole population. All of the LTR values were lower than the value recommended by the World Heath Organisation. It is concluded that there are no significant radiation-related health risks associated with consumption of tap water from the studied region.</p>","PeriodicalId":21002,"journal":{"name":"Radiation and Environmental Biophysics","volume":"62 2","pages":"279-285"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2023-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9663133","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}