Bioassay for Neutron-Dose Estimations of Three Patients in the JCO Criticality Accident in Tokai-mura by Measuring β-ray Emitters

Journal of Radiation Research

Volumn 42, Issue , 2001, Pages

  Takeda, Hiroshi ^a   Miyamoto, Kiriko ^a   Yukawa, Masae ^b   Nishimura, Yoshikazu ^b   Watanabe, Yoshito ^b   Kim, Hee Sun ^b   Fuma, Shoichi ^a   Kuroda, Noriko ^a   Kouno, Fuyuki ^c   Joshima, Hisamasa ^c   Hirama, Toshiyasu ^d   Akashi, Makoto ^d  

^a Environmental and Toxicological Sciences Research Group   (Japan)

^b Nuclear Research Institute Dalat   (Viet Nam)

^c Division of Education and Scientific Services   (Japan)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF RADIOLOGICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; PHOSPHORUS;

ARTICLE; BETA RADIATION; BIOASSAY; BONE; CASE REPORT; FAST NEUTRON RADIATION; HAIR; HUMAN; JAPAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RADIATION ACCIDENT; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE;

ACCIDENTS, RADIATION; BETA RAYS; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; BONE AND BONES; CALCIUM RADIOISOTOPES; FAST NEUTRONS; HAIR; HUMANS; JAPAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PHOSPHORUS RADIOISOTOPES; RADIATION DOSAGE;

EID: 0035469093     PISSN: 04493060     EISSN: 13499157     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1269/jrr.42.S129     Document Type: Article

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