Calculating uranium concentrations in some urine samples of cancer patients and comparing them with healthy people using the nuclear trace detector CR-39

Abstract

This research aims to measure uranium concentrations in human urine samples from various patients with cancer using a nuclear trace detector CR-39. The study was conducted in Nineveh Governorate. In the study, several parameters have been considered, such as age, gender, and the place and number of doses taken by the patient. The samples were divided into two groups. Firstly, it was for patients with cancer, with 22 urine samples. Secondly, it was for healthy with non-cancer, with 15 urine samples. The findings demonstrated the presence of uranium contamination in all urine samples in both groups. Furthermore, it was found that cancer patients’ urine samples were more contaminated with uranium than samples of non-cancer patients.