The In-situ measurement of background ionizing radiation of Centre of Life hospital Bori in Khana Local Government Area of Rivers state of Nigeria has been carried out. Digilert-200 Radiation meters was utilized in measurement of background ionizing radiation and Global Positioning System (Garmin 765) was used in measuring coordinates of the sampling points. Fifteen (15) sampling points were arbitrarily selected within the diagnostics centre. The results of the BIR outdoor and indoor varies from 0.010 - 0.015 with mean of 0.013 mRhr-1. Absorbed Dose rate varies from 87.0 -130.5 nGy/yr with mean of 114.3 nGy/yr and 116.0 nGy/yr for outdoor and indoor. AEDE varies from 0.107 – 0.160 with mean of 0.140 mSv/yr and 0.142 mSv/yr and Excess life cancer risk varies from 0.37×10-3 – 0.56×10-3 with mean of 0.50×10-3 and 0.50×10-3 for outdoor and indoor respectively. The obtained values for BIR of Centre of Life Hospital Ltd was within recommended standard limit of 0.013mR/h. The obtained result for AEDE was within the recommended safe limit. The obtained results of ELCR and the ADR are all higher than the recommended standard of 0.29 x 10-3 and 84.0 nGy/h respectively. The result of radiation dose to different body organ shows that the testes have the highest radiation percentage for outdoor and indoor respectively.
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Abel, N. A., Legborsi, B. L. (2024). Radiological Health Risk of Exposure to Gamma Radiation in Private Diagnostic Center in Khana Local Government Area Rivers State, Nigeria. Nuclear Science, 9(3), 61-70. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ns.20240903.12
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Abel, N. A.; Legborsi, B. L. Radiological Health Risk of Exposure to Gamma Radiation in Private Diagnostic Center in Khana Local Government Area Rivers State, Nigeria. Nucl. Sci. 2024, 9(3), 61-70. doi: 10.11648/j.ns.20240903.12
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Department of Physics, Sciences, Ignatius Ajuru University of Education, Port Harcourt, Nigeria
Department of Surgery, Clinical Sciences, Rivers State University, Nkoplu Port Harcourt, Nigeria
