Lessons from past radiation accidents: Critical review of methods addressed to individual dose assessment of potentially exposed people and integration with medical assessment

Barquinero, Joan Francesc; Cardis, Elisabeth

Lessons from past radiation accidents: Critical review of methods addressed to individual dose assessment of potentially exposed people and integration with medical assessment

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dc.contributor.author Barquinero, Joan Francesc
dc.contributor.author Cardis, Elisabeth
dc.date.accessioned 2022-05-09T06:36:19Z
dc.date.available 2022-05-09T06:36:19Z
dc.date.issued 2021
dc.description.abstract The experiences of the Chernobyl and Fukushima nuclear accidents showed that dosimetry was the essential tool in the emergency situation for decision making processes, such as evacuation and application of protective measures. However, at the consequent post-accidental phases, it was crucial also for medical health surveillance and in further adaptation to changed conditions with regards to radiation protection of the affected populations. This review provides an analysis of the experiences related to the role of dosimetry (dose measurements, assessment and reconstruction) regarding health preventive measures in the post-accidental periods on the examples of the major past nuclear accidents such as Chernobyl and Fukushima. Recommendations derived from the review are called to improve individual dose assessment in case of a radiological accident/incident and should be considered in advance as guidelines to follow for having better information. They are given as conclusions.
dc.description.sponsorship SHAMISEN was supported by the EURATOM (European Atomic Energy Community) programme of the European Commission in the framework of the OPERRA (Open Project for the European Radiation Research Area) project (FP7 grant agreement No. 604984). ISGlobal acknowledges support from the Spanish Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities through the “Centro de Excelencia Severo Ochoa 2019-2023” Program (CEX2018-000806-S), and support from the Generalitat de Catalunya through the CERCA Programme (http://cerca.cat/en/).
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dc.identifier.citation Barquinero JF, Fattibene P, Chumak V, Ohba T, Della Monaca S, Nuccetelli C et al. Lessons from past radiation accidents: Critical review of methods addressed to individual dose assessment of potentially exposed people and integration with medical assessment. Environ Int. 2021 Jan;146:106175. DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2020.106175
dc.identifier.doi http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2020.106175
dc.identifier.issn 0160-4120
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10230/53017
dc.language.iso eng
dc.publisher Elsevier
dc.relation.ispartof Environ Int. 2021 Jan;146:106175
dc.relation.projectID info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/FP7/604984
dc.rights.accessRights info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.rights.uri http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
dc.subject.keyword Chernobyl
dc.subject.keyword Dose assessment
dc.subject.keyword Dosimetry
dc.subject.keyword Fukushima
dc.subject.keyword Nuclear reactor accident
dc.subject.keyword Radiological emergency
dc.title Lessons from past radiation accidents: Critical review of methods addressed to individual dose assessment of potentially exposed people and integration with medical assessment
dc.type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
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