Feasibility of using “Off-The-Shelf” clinical linac for soil multi-elemental instrumental photon activation analysis

“Off-the-shelf” clinical linear electron accelerators (LINAC) have been suggested as alternative to research accelerators once they are no longer suitable for the medical applications. We investigated feasibility of utilising a modified LINAC for instrumental photon activation analysis (IPAA) as a t...

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Published in:Journal of radioanalytical and nuclear chemistry 2019-11, Vol.322 (2), p.337-346
Main Authors: Shurkhuu, Tserenpil, Segebade, Christian P., Dapo, Haris, Boztosun, Ismail, Vostokin, Grigory K., Maslov, Oleg D., Belov, Anatoliy G.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Activation analysis
Chemistry
Chemistry and Materials Science
Coal-fired power plants
Diagnostic Radiology
Electron accelerators
Feasibility
Geochemistry
Hadrons
Heavy Ions
Inorganic Chemistry
Linear accelerators
Medical research
Nuclear Chemistry
Nuclear Physics
Nuclear research
Photons
Physical Chemistry
Soil analysis
Soil investigations
Soil pollution
Soils
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Summary:“Off-the-shelf” clinical linear electron accelerators (LINAC) have been suggested as alternative to research accelerators once they are no longer suitable for the medical applications. We investigated feasibility of utilising a modified LINAC for instrumental photon activation analysis (IPAA) as a tool in environmental geochemistry studies. The IPAA results were compared with those obtained using a MT-25 research accelerator at Joint Institute for Nuclear Research in Dubna, Russia. To investigate soil pollution in Antalya, Turkey, 90 surface soil samples were analysed and significant enrichments of Ni, Cr and As were found.
ISSN:0236-5731
1588-2780
DOI:10.1007/s10967-019-06785-2