This little volume deals briefly and completely with the properties of radium both from a therapeutic and physical point of view. Briefly dealing with the observations on the various phenomena which lead to the discovery of radium itself, the author passes to the physical properties of the element, and goes into the differentiation between the alpha, beta and gamma rays. The relationship existi...

Eleven soil samples from the new campus of Taif University and its neighboring areas, Saudi Arabia have been studied by high-resolution γ-ray spectroscopy, x-ray powder diffraction and Mössbauer spectroscopy to ascertain their overall characterization. The mean and range of the activity concentrations of 232 Th, 234 Th, 226 Ra, 40 K and 137 Cs isotopes in the soil samples are 1.68±0.2 (8.3 40.2...

Introduction: This study was conducted to measure the gamma emitters (e.g., uranium-238 [238U], thorium-232 [232Th], and potassium-40[40K]) and alpha emitters (e.g., radon-222 [222Rn] and radium), and also to evaluate the radiation hazard indices of radionuclides in parenteral nutrition samples utilized in the hospitals of Iraq. Material and Methods: The measurements were accomplished using ga...

In the present work, we determined activity concentrations of ten Medicinal herbs using gamma spectrometry. The radioactivity concentration 226 Ra, 232 Th, 40 K and 137 Cs were 2.82, 0.63, 984.32, 0.28 Bq/kg, respectively. These doses are not hazardous to general public's health. mean values radium equivalent (Raeq), absorbed dose rates (D), annual effective (De) external hazard index (Hex) 79....

In the present paper, an investigation on natural and anthropic radioactivity heavy metals content in a basalt aggregate for concrete from Sicily, Southern Italy, was performed as case study. particular, evaluation of specific activity radium-226, thorium-232, potassium-40 caesium-137 radionuclides by using High-Purity Germanium (HPGe) γ-ray spectrometry, together with estimation several indexe...

Introduction: This study covered the assessment of the natural radioactivity levels and heavy metalsconcentration in dust samples collected from selected schools in the holy Governorate of Karbala. The purpose of thisstudy was to assess the radiological health and safety impact of dust pollution on the children going to school. Material and Methods:</...

Background: The natural radionuclides are always present in soil and care needs to be taken to minimize the radiation dose to humans. These radionuclides are mostly gamma ray emitting radionuclides which contribute to the radiation dose in long term behavior of radionuclides in soil. Health hazards associated with natural radioactivity are of great concern and it is necessary to assess risk due...

Background: Patients with advanced-stage ovarian cancer face a poor prognosis because of recurrent peritoneal cavity metastases following surgery and chemotherapy. Alpha-emitters may enable the efficient treatment such disseminated diseases their short range highly energetic radiation. Radium-224 is candidate ?-emitter due to its convenient 3.6-day half-life, more than 90% decay energy originat...

The study aims at measuring the gamma activity concentration (Ra, Th and K) of sub-slab filling gravel of Finnish houses. This study forms a part of a wider study aiming at exploring factors affecting high indoor radon concentrations in Finnish dwellings. The gamma activity and radon emanation were measured from gravel samples sent from 229 Finnish municipalities, the gamma activity was reporte...

Two important facts have drawn the attention of medical men to radio-activity. The first fact was the observation that radium rays affect the tissues of the human bod}\ For ljke Ronto-enrays they are able to cause serious injuries to&the skin. The first man who tried to utilise radium rays for medical purposes was Dr. Danlas of the St. Louis Hospital in Paris, who used them successfully to cure...