title: Individual radiation exposure dose due to support activities at safe shelters in Fukushima Prefecture.
abstract: Immediately after the accidents in the nuclear power stations in Fukushima on March 11, the Japanese Government ordered the evacuation of the residents within a 20-km radius from the station on March 12, and asked various institutions to monitor the contamination levels of the residents. Hirosaki University, which is located 355 km north of Fukushima City, decided to send support staff to Fukushima. This report summarizes the results of the exposure of 13 individual teams from March 15 to June 20. The support teams surveyed more than 5,000 people during this period. Almost all subjects had external contamination levels of less than 13 kcpm on Geiger-Müller (GM) survey meter, which is categorized as "no contamination level." The 1(st) team showed the highest external exposure dose, but the 4(th) team onward showed no significant change. Subsequently, the internal radiation exposure was measured using a whole body counter that indicated undetectable levels in all staff members. Although the measured external radiation exposure dose cannot have serious biological effects on the health of an individual, a follow-up study of the residents in Fukushima and other regions where the radioactive material has spread will be required for a long time.
authors: Department of Radiological Life Sciences, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Health Sciences, Hirosaki, Japan.
authors: Satoru
authors: S
authors: Monzen
authors: Masahiro
authors: M
authors: Hosoda
authors: Shinji
authors: S
authors: Tokonami
authors: Minoru
authors: M
authors: Osanai
authors: Hironori
authors: H
authors: Yoshino
authors: Yoichiro
authors: Y
authors: Hosokawa
authors: Mitsuaki A
authors: MA
authors: Yoshida
authors: Masatoshi
authors: M
authors: Yamada
authors: Yasushi
authors: Y
authors: Asari
authors: Kei
authors: K
authors: Satoh
authors: Ikuo
authors: I
authors: Kashiwakura
mesh_terms: D004781:Environmental Exposure / Q000032:analysis* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D011832:Radiation Injuries / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011834:Radiation Monitoring; D011835:Radiation Protection; D011847:Radioactive Fallout / Q000517:prevention & control; D018788:Radioactive Hazard Release / Q000517:prevention & control; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D017751:Safety Management
chemical_list: D011847:Radioactive Fallout