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In this study, three different irradiation doses, 0.4 kGy, 0.8 kGy and 1.2 kGy were applied to hamburger samples. Samples were stored for 8 and 30 days at two different storage temperature (+4 °C and -12 °C). Thiobarbituric acid (TBA) analysis was performed in order to determine the lipid oxidation level and the variation of the protein structure were determined by ATR-FTIR in uncooked samples. As a result of TBA analysis, TBA values determined in the samples stored at +4 °C within the the range of 3.18-1.03 mg malonaldehyde/kg and 1.78-1.03 mg malonaldehyde/kg sample range stored at -12 °C would not create a negative value in the consumption of the product. It was determined that the effect of irradiation dose on the % value of the α-helix and β-sheet and the ratio of α-helix/β-sheet was insignificant. The effect of low irradiation doses on the texture and color parameters were insignificant in cooked and uncooked samples. As a result of the sensory analysis, the effect of the irradiation doses on the sensory properties was found to be insignificant. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]