Acute intake of radionuclides immediately after the incident as the main contributor of the internal radiation exposure after Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster

JAMA Pediatr. 2013 Dec;167(12):1169-70. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2013.2311.

Authors

Masaharu Tsubokura¹, Kenji Shibuya, Shigeaki Kato, Tomoyoshi Oikawa, Yukio Kanazawa

Affiliation

¹ Division of Social Communication System for Advanced Clinical Research, The Institute of Medical Science, Tokyo, Japan2Department of Radiation Protection, Soma Central Hospital, Soma, Fukushima, Japan3Department of Internal Medicine, Minamisoma Municipal General Hospital, Minamisoma, Fukushima, Japan.

PMID: 24100383
DOI: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2013.2311

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Air Pollutants, Radioactive / adverse effects*
Cesium Radioisotopes / adverse effects*
Child
Female
Fukushima Nuclear Accident*
Half-Life
Humans
Male
Radiation Dosage
Radiation Injuries / etiology*

Substances

Air Pollutants, Radioactive
Cesium Radioisotopes