Novel method to assessing and the impact of alpha emitter's concentration of the uterus on women fertility in Iraqi Kurdistan region

In the present work, 30 uterine tissue samples were collected from women with uterine problems from Iraqi Kurdistan. Tissue samples were analyzed and examined to measure levels of concentrated α-particle emitters and their short-lived decay products using a plastic track detector (CR-39) and the PVC long-tube technique with standard source radium (226Ra). A new method and apparatus for the passive sampling of α-particles were also introduced. The maximum 0.0691 ppm and minimum 0.0180 ppm concentrations of particles were found in Sedakan and in Dukan, respectively; the average value was 0.0330 ppm, when compared the result with the result (0.12 ppm) in Asumadu-Sakyi et al. (Res J Environ Earth Sci 3(1):24-31, 2011) is lower than it and is agree with the result in Rubyie (Radioactive detection on the blood samples of cancer patients diseases by using CR-39 detector and its effect on cytogenetic. MSc. thesis, Al-Nahrain University, 2007). Also the results of fresh uterus are Significant (p < 0.001) when used non-parametric tests. The concentration of 222Rn gas varied from one woman to another depending on her age, the allergic reaction of her uterus to the radiation, and the geological formation of the area under study. The hazardous effects of α-particles are caused by increasing levels of ionizing radiation in the environment. (author)