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In the case of accidental release of Uranium-238 (238U) radionuclides in a nuclear facility or in the environment, internal contamination by either acute or chronic exposure has the potential to induce both radiological and chemical toxic effects. A study was conducted to estimate the 238U radionuclide concentration in the long beans using Induced Coupled Mass Plasma-Spectrometry (ICP-MS). 238U radionuclide is a naturally occurring radioactive material that can be found in soil and can be transferred to the long bean (Vigna unguiculata subsp. Sesquapedalis) directly or indirectly via water or air. Kidney and liver are the major sites of deposition of 238U radionuclide. The obtained dose exposed in the liver and kidney is used to assess the safety level for public intake of 238U radionuclide from the consumption of long beans. The concentration of 238U radionuclide measured in long bean samples was 0.0226 ± 0.0009 mg/kg. Total activity of 238U radionuclide was 0.0044 ± 0.0002 Bq/day with the daily intake of 0.3545 ± 0.0143 µg/day and the annual committed effective dose due to ingestion of 238U radionuclide in long beans was 0.2230 ± 0.0087 µSv/year. The committed equivalent dose of 238U radionuclide from the assessment in the liver and kidney are 0.4198 ± 0.0165 nSv and 10.9335 ± 0.4288 nSv. The risk of cancer of 238U radionuclide was determined to be (86.0466 ±3.3748) x 10-9. Thus, the results concluded that 238U radionuclide in local long beans was in the permitted level and safe to consume without posing any significant radiological threat to population. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Numerical investigations of radiation exposure and X-ray image contrast were carried out. Possibility to reduce radiation exposure by 30% and increase image contrast in 1.5 times was showed in case of using monochromatic X-rays in comparison with traditional roentgenography. Method with using monochromatic X-ray beam was considered for reduction radiation exposure and raise quality of X-ray image. It is planned to receive such beams by means of monochromatization bremsstrahlung generated by electron beam with energy equal to a few MeV. Estimation of raise quality of X-ray imaging and reduction radiation exposure levels were conducted by means of comparing such characteristics as X-ray imaging contrast, signal-to-noise ratio in a detector's channel and equivalent dose absorbed by an object of investigation in cases of using monochromatic X-rays and continuous spectrum of X-ray tubes. Water phantom with thickness equal to 10 cm with 1% density variation, which simulated typical chest, was considered in the experiment. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

To determine the equivalent dose (ED) using conventional methods any part (or all) of the optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) decay curve can be chosen as representative luminescence signal. Recently several studies investigated the shape of OSL decay curves and showed that the luminescence emission can be decomposed into fast, medium and slow components. From this point, in this work, the ED values determined using multiple aliquots process (MAAD)for geological sample were recalculated taking into account for these components from their IRSL decay curves and the results were compared. The IRSL decay curves were decomposed using a simple fitting procedure. The ED was obtained using IRSL components and compared with those obtained by standard methods. © 2007 American Institute of Physics [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]