Determination of natural radioactivity of Barak region's in Gaziantep

In local, regional and also global context, it has become necessary to study the environmental radioactivity and its effect on all living organisms. By monitoring the environmental radioactivity, the doze of natural radioactivity that people are exposed to and the important differences at environmental radioactivity are being identified. Performing this as a routine supports and improves our capacity for overcoming radiological emergencies and being ready for such states. In this thesis study done in the context of environmental radioactivity monitoring program, the natural radioactivity level of soil samples collected from the Barak region in the city of Gaziantep has been determined using the gamma spectrometer system. The radioactivity concentrations of the 226Ra, 232Th and 40K radionuclide have been determined using a well-type 3"x3" NaI(Tl) detector connected to a multichannel analyzer (MCA). Also, the dosage living things are exposed to have been calculated using a specific activity as starting point.