Assessment Of Radon And Radium Concentrations In Blood Samples For Women With Breast Cancer

The object of this project is to determine the concentrations of Radon and Radium in human blood in 60 selected breast cancer patients (i.e., 30 with cancer and 30 healthy) Babylon Governorate, Iraq. in different ages. By using CR-39, the results indication that the maximum Radon concentration( Bq/m3 ) in b1ood (87.374) and the minimum concentration (40.404) with the mean uranium concentration in b1ood of patients group was (69.983),while healthy group where the maximum value (50.505) The minimum value (8.5858) with the mean value (30.353). The maximum Radium concentration(Bq/Kg) in b1ood (1.698) and the minimum concentration (1.698) with the mean Radon concentration in b1ood of patients group was (0.785),while healthy group where the maximum value (0.981) The minimum value (0.1668) with the mean value (0.5897). Finally, the Radon and Radium concentrations in all samples were below the allowed limit of ICRP and values of other studies