Re-evaluation of thyroid doses in Russia after the Chernobyl accident
Title: Re-evaluation of thyroid doses in Russia after the Chernobyl accident
Author: Stepanenko, Valery F / Gavrilin, Yuri I / Khrouch, Valery T / Shinkarev, Sergey M / Hoshi, Masaharu / Iaskova, Elena K / Kondrashov, Alexey E / (…) / Rivkind, Nikolay B
Reference: International Congress Series, 1234, p.321-328, May 2002
doi: 10.1016/S0531-5131(01)00621-5
Keywords: Chernobyl accident; I-131; Thyroid dose; Individual dosimetry
Abstract: Immediately after the Chernobyl accident, the team of Medical Radiological Research Center (MRRC) specialists carried out wide-scale measurements of iodine-131 content in the thyroid gland of 27 887 inhabitants of the Kaluga region. This initial information was presented only as official reports to governmental structures. Similar work was done by local specialists for 1441 inhabitants of the Bryansk region. The data of direct measurements provided us the basis for further individual thyroid dose estimations, where we exploited the developed model and personal interviews.This paper presents the results of updated dose evaluations, including the additional factors, such as dynamics of fallout and data on the pasture period…
URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0531513101006215
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