Current Topics about the Radiological Consequences by the Chernobyl Accident
Title: Current Topics about the Radiological Consequences by the Chernobyl Accident
Author: Tetsuji IMANAKA
doi: [PDF-126K]Aug 2002
Abstract: …. Other articles in this report indicate the followings. About 4,400 cases of radiation-induced thyroid cancer were observed in Belarus by the end of 2000. There are also observed some increasing tendencies of other cancers among inhabitants in the contaminated areas and liquidators. Health deteriorations and mental retardations are observed among the children living in the contaminated areas and having received irradiation in utero. All these findings suggest the necessity of well organized epidemiological studies before giving conclusions about the health consequences of the Chernobyl accident as well as applicability of ICRP radiation risks to the related populations. …
URL: http://www.rri.kyoto-u.ac.jp/NSRG/reports/kr79/kr79pdf/Imanaka.pdf
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