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Natural radioactivity levels of 238U, 232Th, and 40K were determined using gamma-ray spectrometry. Contents of several components were obtained by photoactivation analysis. Sand samples were irradiated with 18 MeV bremsstrahlung photons from a clinical electron linear accelerator (cLINAC). After irradiation, the gamma-ray spectra of the samples were obtained using a high-purity germanium (HPGe) detector. Spectra were analyzed by computer software. Correlation between the natural radioactivity levels and contents of several components were determined by appropriate statistical calculations.
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Eke, C., Segebade, C. Statistical correlation between contents of several components and natural radioactivity levels in sand samples from Antalya, Turkey. Arab J Geosci 11, 117 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12517-018-3467-9
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