Open AccessAcute Intake of Radionuclides Immediately After the Incident as the Main Contributor of the Internal Radiation Exposure After Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Disaster
Author(s) -
Masaharu Tsubokura,
Kenji Shibuya,
Shigeaki Kato,
Tomoyoshi Oikawa,
Yukio Kanazawa
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
jama pediatrics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.004
H-Index - 183
eISSN - 2168-6211
pISSN - 2168-6203
DOI - 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2013.2311
Subject(s) - medicine , radionuclide , radiation exposure , fukushima nuclear accident , nuclear disaster , internal radiation , environmental health , nuclear medicine , nuclear engineering , nuclear plant , nuclear physics , nuclear power plant , physics , engineering
Acute Intake of Radionuclides Immediately After the Incident as the Main Contributor of the Internal Radiation Exposure After Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Disaster The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster is a series of equipment failures, nuclear meltdowns, and release of radioactive materials, raising serious health concerns in nearby residents. We recently reported that levels of internal radiation exposure (IRE) by radioactive cesium in Minamisoma, Fukushima were low1; however, it is not as certain whether the detected levels of exposure were due to low ongoing exposure or decay from high-exposure values. To address this issue, transition of IRE among Minamisoma residents was monitored for children younger than 16 years, with biological half-lives of cesium in children up to age 15 years described as less than 93 days.2
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