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ArticleJournal of radiation research2016

A comparison of the dose from natural radionuclides and artificial radionuclides after the Fukushima nuclear accident.

Masahiro Hosoda, Shinji Tokonami, Yasutaka Omori, Tetsuo Ishikawa, Kazuki Iwaoka

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Article in Journal of radiation research, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Masahiro HosodaDepartment of Radiological Life Sciences, Division of Medical Life Sciences, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Health Sciences, 66-1 Honcho, Hirosaki, 036-8564, Japan.
Shinji TokonamiDepartment of Radiation Physics, Hirosaki University, Institute of Radiation Emergency Medicine, 66-1 Honcho, Hirosaki, 036-8564, Japan tokonami@hirosaki-u.ac.jp.
Yasutaka OmoriResearch Center for Radiation Protection, National Institute of Radiological Sciences, 4-9-1Anagawa, Inage-ku, Chiba-shi, Chiba, 263-8555, Japan Present address: Department of Radiation Physics and Chemistry, Fukushima Medical University, 1 Hikarigaoka, Fukushima, 960-1295, Japan.
Tetsuo IshikawaDepartment of Radiation Physics and Chemistry, Fukushima Medical University, 1 Hikarigaoka, Fukushima, 960-1295, Japan.
Kazuki IwaokaDepartment of Radiation Physics, Hirosaki University, Institute of Radiation Emergency Medicine, 66-1 Honcho, Hirosaki, 036-8564, Japan.
Hirosaki University · JPFukushima Medical University · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Due to the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant (FDNPP) accident, the evacuees from Namie Town still cannot reside in the town, and some continue to live in temporary housing units. In this study, the radon activity concentrations were measured at temporary housing facilities, apartments and detached houses in Fukushima Prefecture in order to estimate the annual internal exposure dose of residents. A passive radon-thoron monitor (using a CR-39) and a pulse-type ionization chamber were used to evaluate the radon activity concentration. The average radon activity concentrations at temporary housing units, including a medical clinic, apartments and detached houses, were 5, 7 and 9 Bq m(-3), respectively. Assuming the residents lived in these facilities for one year, the average annual effective doses due to indoor radon in each housing type were evaluated as 0.18, 0.22 and 0.29 mSv, respectively. The average effective doses to all residents in Fukushima Prefecture due to natural and artificial sources were estimated using the results of the indoor radon measurements and published data. The average effective dose due to natural sources for the evacuees from Namie Town was estimated to be 1.9 mSv. In comparison, for the first year after the FDNPP accident, the average effective dose for the evacuees due to artificial sources from the accident was 5.0 mSv. Although residents' internal and external exposures due to natural radionuclides cannot be avoided, it might be possible to lower external exposure due to the artificial radionuclides by changing some behaviors of residents.

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Fukushima Nuclear AccidentRadiation MonitoringAir Pollution, IndoorDose-Response Relationship, RadiationGeographyHumansJapanRadioisotopesTime FactorsRadioisotopesartificial sourceexternal doseFukushimainternal dosenatural sourceradon

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PMID26838130
PMCPMC4973637
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