title: The Fukushima accident and travel medicine--analysis and recommendations.
abstract: The accident at the nuclear site in Fukushima has fostered a fear of the consequences of radioactive contamination among many, especially regarding travel to Japan and the import of Japanese goods. We give a general overview of the assessment of the effects of ionizing radiation and a summary of the consequences of the Japanese accident. We report the results of the measurement of radionuclide intake among travelers returning from Japan, carried out at the whole-body counter of the Institute for Work Design of North Rhine-Westphalia (LIA.NRW) in Düsseldorf.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Work Design of North Rhine-Westphalia (LIA.NRW), Radiation Protection Services Department, Ulenbergstr. 127-131, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany. clemens.scholl@lia.nrw.de
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Scholl
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Lieberz
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Jansing
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Küpper
mesh_terms: D062406:Fukushima Nuclear Accident; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D011832:Radiation Injuries / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D011839:Radiation, Ionizing; D011874:Radiometry; D057236:Travel Medicine