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Journal of Radiological Protection Journal

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Spectral investigations of the phenomenon of alpha-radioluminescence in the atmosphere have been carried out in the UV-V region. It was found that: (1) more than 95% of the intensity of the alpha radiation induced luminescence (alpha-radioluminescence) falls in the narrow range b...
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The European directive 2006/25/EC requires the employer to assess and, if necessary, measure the levels of exposure to optical radiation in the workplace. Array spectroradiometers can measure optical radiation from various types of sources; however poor stray light rejection affe...
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Jean-Marc Bertho, Marie-Cecile Faure, Sonia Louiba,Elie Tourlonias,Johanna Stefani, Baptiste Siffert,Francois Paquet,Isabelle Dublineau
The aim of this work was to determine the possible occurrence of damage to the immune system during the course of chronic ingestion of Cs-137. BALB/C mice were used, with Cs-137 intake via drinking water at a concentration of 20 kBq l(-1). Adults received Cs-137 before mating and...
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The concept of a risk related value of the spend for saving a statistical life (VSSSL) is advanced for use in cost-benefit studies across the power generation sector, and the nuclear industry in particular. For illustrative purposes, a best estimate VSSSL is set based on HSE guid...
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David Lloyd
This book comprises chapters contributed, with one exception, by American scientists and physicians and inevitably it is very much biased towards the American scene. Even so, the rest of us can draw parallel with our own societies. The book is aimed towards a medical audience and...
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In line with the activities of Task Group 103 under the International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP), the present study was conducted to develop a new set of alimentary tract organs consisting of the oral cavity, oesophagus, stomach, small intestine, and colon for t...
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The human health and environmental effects following a postulated accidental release of radioactive material to the environment have been a public and regulatory concern since the early development of nuclear technology. These postulated releases have been researched extensively ...
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A biokinetic model for strontium (Sr) for the pregnant woman and fetus (Sr-PWF model) has been developed for use in the quantification of doses from internal radiation exposures following maternal ingestion of Sr radioisotopes before or during pregnancy. The model relates in part...
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Modern CT scanners modulate tube current during scans according to patient size, shape and attenuation. However, the ATCM (automatic tube current modulation) systems for different CT manufacturers work on different principles. Although the systems are used for the majority of pat...
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This paper provides a review of the 2007 recommendations of the International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP). These new recommendations take account of the latest biological and physical information and consolidate the additional guidance provided by ICRP since 1990...
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The earthquake and tsunami on 11 March 2011, centred off the east coast of Japan, caused considerable destruction and substantial loss of life along large swathes of the Japanese coastline. The tsunami damaged the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant (NPP), resulting in prolonge...
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Of all radioactive isotopes, tritium and carbon-14 have a special status because of the possibility of their intimate involvement in the biosphere. Both are formed naturally in the upper atmosphere but both are also anthropogenic and discharged into the environment. Tritium has e...
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Petroleum prospecting and producing activities have been going on in the Niger Delta area of Nigeria for about 40 years. During this period controlled substances such as chemicals and radioactive materials have been widely used in petroleum exploration and exploitation. Deviation...
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A series of modelling exercises, based on field tests conducted in the Czech Republic, were carried out by the ‘Urban’ Working Groups as part of the International Atomic Energy Agency’s Environmental Modelling for Radiation Safety II, Modelling and Data for Radiological Impact As...
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Transfer factors for 137Cs and 90Sr from herbage to cow's milk have been calculated from data acquired from a routine monitoring programme in west Cumbria during 1977 to 1985. The values for 137Cs and 90Sr, 0.004 d l-1 and 0.001 d l-1, respectively, agree reasonably well with val...
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To improve the estimation of external gamma irradiation from deposited radioactivity in urban environments a model of a modern office or residential building with glass facades was set up with eleven different building heights. Kerma conversion factors for the floors inside the b...
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This paper's goal is to assess secondary neutron doses received by paediatric patients treated for intracranial tumours using a 178 MeV proton beam. The MCNPX Monte Carlo model of the proton therapy facility, previously validated through experimental measurements for both proton ...
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One of the largest sources of uncertainty in estimating the risk of cancer in humans for radiological protection purposes concerns the extrapolation of human cancer data to low doses and low dose rates. Dose-effect relationships from a study of the survivors of the Japanese atomi...
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A fully 3D Lagrangian particle model has been presented for calculating the direct gamma dose rates due to a radionuclide plume in the atmosphere. A continuous release of radionuclides into the atmosphere was simulated by liberating a series of puffs (each containing 100 Lagrangi...
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