title: Estimates of Radiation Doses and Cancer Risk from Food Intake in Korea.
abstract: The aim of this study was to estimate internal radiation doses and lifetime cancer risk from food ingestion. Radiation doses from food intake were calculated using the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey and the measured radioactivity of (134)Cs, (137)Cs, and (131)I from the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety in Korea. Total number of measured data was 8,496 (3,643 for agricultural products, 644 for livestock products, 43 for milk products, 3,193 for marine products, and 973 for processed food). Cancer risk was calculated by multiplying the estimated committed effective dose and the detriment adjusted nominal risk coefficients recommended by the International Commission on Radiation Protection. The lifetime committed effective doses from the daily diet are ranged 2.957-3.710 mSv. Excess lifetime cancer risks are 14.4-18.1, 0.4-0.5, and 1.8-2.3 per 100,000 for all solid cancers combined, thyroid cancer, and leukemia, respectively.
authors.affiliation: Department of Preventive Medicine, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Eun-Kyeong
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-2583-5886
authors.initials: EK
authors.lastname: Moon
authors.affiliation: Department of Planning and Research for Radiological Emergency, Korea Institute of Radiological and Medical Sciences, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Wi-Ho
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-2942-2501
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Ha
authors.affiliation: Department of Planning and Research for Radiological Emergency, Korea Institute of Radiological and Medical Sciences, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Songwon
authors.identifier: 0000-0001-6200-5120
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Seo
authors.affiliation: Department of Planning and Research for Radiological Emergency, Korea Institute of Radiological and Medical Sciences, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Young Woo
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-0029-9028
authors.initials: YW
authors.lastname: Jin
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation Safety, Korea Institute of Nuclear Safety, Daejeon, Korea.
authors.forename: Kyu Hwan
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-2087-5475
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Jeong
authors.affiliation: Department of Food Safety Evaluation, National Institute of Food & Drug Safety Evaluation, Ministry of Food and Drug Safety, Cheongju, Korea.
authors.forename: Hae-Jung
authors.identifier: 0000-0003-4973-1659
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Yoon
authors.affiliation: Department of Food Safety Evaluation, National Institute of Food & Drug Safety Evaluation, Ministry of Food and Drug Safety, Cheongju, Korea.
authors.forename: Hyoung-Soo
authors.identifier: 0000-0001-5995-4579
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Food Safety Evaluation, National Institute of Food & Drug Safety Evaluation, Ministry of Food and Drug Safety, Cheongju, Korea.
authors.forename: Myung-Sil
authors.identifier: 0000-0001-6470-6297
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Hwang
authors.affiliation: Division of Food and Environmental Sciences, Wonkwang University, Iksan, Korea.
authors.forename: Hoon
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-9115-9636
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.affiliation: Department of Preventive Medicine, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Won Jin
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-0254-7267
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002588:Cesium Radioisotopes / Q000737:chemistry; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004435:Eating; D005507:Food Contamination, Radioactive / Q000032:analysis*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes / Q000737:chemistry; D009381:Neoplasms, Radiation-Induced / Q000209:etiology*; D009749:Nutrition Surveys; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D056910:Republic of Korea; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D002588:Cesium Radioisotopes; D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes
keywords: Diet; Neoplasm; Nuclear Power Plants; Radioactivity; Radionuclide; Risk Assessment