Estimation of energy absorption buildup factors (EABFs) of some human tissues for photon energies commonly used in brachytherapy (BT) and external beam radiotherapy (EBRT). A five parameter geometric progression (G-P) fitting approximation was used to estimate EABF at different energies and penetration depths (up to 20 mfp). MCNP6.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA systematic study of X-ray intensity ratios of the K-series lines was made on compounds of nickel and cobalt to examine the influence of chemical state and 0.6 and 1.2 T external magnetic fields on energy-dispersive X-ray fluorescence analysis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFRapid and unplanned urbanization and industrialization are the main reasons of environmental problems. If urban growth is not based on resource sustainability criteria and urban plans are not applied, natural and human resources are damaged dramatically. In this study, land use change and urban expansion in Edremit region of Turkey is determined by means of remote sensing techniques between 1971 and 2002.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIn the present study the spatial and the vertical distributions of 210Pb were investigated in the soils around a uranifereous coal fired power plant (CPP) in Yatagan Basin, in Western Turkey. The variation of 226Ra activity along the soil profiles was studied to assess the unsupported 210Pb distribution in the same samples. 226Ra was measured by gamma spectroscopy and 210Pb activities were determined from 210Po activities using radiochemical deposition and alpha spectroscopy.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe aim of this research is to determine agricultural land loss and environmental pollution caused by industrialization and urban sprawl using the Geographical Information System (GIS) and Remote Sensing technique (RS). Remotely sensed data is the most powerful tool for monitoring land use changes and GIS is the best way to store and reproduce various kinds of integrated data. Considering the rapid increase of population the loss of fertile agricultural soils is a very dangerous situation for the future of the country.
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