title: Review of Cytogenetic analysis of restoration workers for Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station accident.
abstract: Japan faced with the nuclear accident of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station (NPS) caused by the combined disaster of the Great East Japan Earthquake and the subsequent tsunamis on 11 March 2011. National Institute of Radiological Sciences received all nuclear workers who were engaged in emergency response tasks at the NPS and suspected of being overexposed to acute radiation. Biological dosimetry by dicentric chromosome assay was helpful for medical triage and management of the workers.
authors.affiliation: Research Program for Radiation Dosimetry, National Institute of Radiological Sciences, 4-9-1, Anagawa, Inage-ku, Chiba 263-8555, Japan y-suto@nirs.go.jp.
authors.forename: Yumiko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Suto
mesh_terms: D001331:Automation; D002875:Chromosomes / Q000648:ultrastructure; D020732:Cytogenetic Analysis / Q000379:methods*; D004189:Disaster Planning / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004190:Disasters; D055866:Earthquakes; D060731:Emergency Responders; D062406:Fukushima Nuclear Accident; D006801:Humans; D017404:In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence; D007390:International Agencies; D007564:Japan; D008214:Lymphocytes / Q000166:cytology; D055848:Nuclear Power Plants; D016273:Occupational Exposure / Q000032:analysis*; D011832:Radiation Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics*; D011874:Radiometry / Q000379:methods*; D057192:Tsunamis; D000078329:Workforce