title: Estimation of the committed radiation dose resulting from gamma radionuclides ingested with food.
abstract: The objective of the study was to estimate the value of the radiation dose absorbed in consequence of consumption of popular food products for individual age groups. Potatoes, corn and sugar beet were selected for the study. Edible parts of these plants were collected in experimental fields of the KWS Lochów Polska Sp. z o.o. seeding company in Kondratowice (Poland). On the basis of the obtained study results, it can be stated that in consequence of consumption of the selected food products, people may receive increased doses from both natural and artificial radioactive isotopes. The doses calculated for several age groups do not show any health hazards in consequence of consumption of the tested food. One of the determined radionuclides was137Cs; however, its presence in the absorbed dose is lower than the doses from natural radioactive isotopes, in particular40K.
authors.affiliation: Opole University, ul. kard. B. Kominka 6, 45-035 Opole, Poland.
authors.forename: Piotr
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Godyń
authors.affiliation: Opole University, ul. kard. B. Kominka 6, 45-035 Opole, Poland.
authors.forename: Agnieszka
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dołhańczuk-Śródka
authors.affiliation: Opole University, ul. kard. B. Kominka 6, 45-035 Opole, Poland.
authors.forename: Zbigniew
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Ziembik
authors.affiliation: Opole University, ul. kard. B. Kominka 6, 45-035 Opole, Poland.
authors.forename: Ewa
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Moliszewska
keywords:  137Cs;  40K; Effective weighted dose; Food