Published 2011
| Version v1
Journal article
A consideration of low dose radiation effects on human health
- 1. National Inst. of Radiological Sciences, Chiba, Chiba (Japan)
Description
On March 11, 2011, an earthquake categorized as 9 Mw occurred off the northeast coast of Japan. The subsequent destructive tsunami disabled emergency units of Fukushima Dai'ichi Nuclear Power Plant and caused partial meltdown of reactors and explosions. Resulting radiation releases forced large evacuations, bore concerns about food and water and fears against human health. In this manuscript, we described the effect of radiation, especially low dose radiation below 100 mSv, on cancer risk, focusing on fetuses and children. (author)
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Hoshasen Kagaku (Online)
- Journal Issue
- no.92
- Journal Page Range
- p. 23-27
- ISSN
- 2188-0115
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Japan
- Country of Input or Organization
- Japan
- INIS RN
- 48070949
- Subject category
- S21: SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS; S63: RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGANISMS AND BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS;
- Descriptors DEI
- BIOLOGICAL RADIATION EFFECTS; CARCINOGENESIS; CHILDREN; CHRONIC IRRADIATION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIPS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FETUSES; FUKUSHIMA DAIICHI NUCLEAR POWER STATION; LOW DOSE IRRADIATION; NEOPLASMS; NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS; RADIATION HAZARDS; REACTOR ACCIDENTS; REVIEWS; RISK ASSESSMENT; THYROID
- Descriptors DEC
- ACCIDENTS; AGE GROUPS; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS; BODY; CHRONIC EXPOSURE; DISEASES; DOCUMENT TYPES; ENDOCRINE GLANDS; GLANDS; HAZARDS; HEALTH HAZARDS; IRRADIATION; MAMMALS; MAN; NUCLEAR FACILITIES; ORGANS; PATHOGENESIS; POWER PLANTS; PRIMATES; RADIATION EFFECTS; REACTOR SITES; THERMAL POWER PLANTS; VERTEBRATES
Optional Information
- Notes
- 16 refs., 4 figs.; This record replaces 47022815