Managing internal radiation contamination following an emergency: Identification of gaps and priorities

Chunsheng Li; Armin Ansari; George Etherington; Jean Rene Jourdain; Boris Kukhta; Osamu Kurihara; Maria Antonia Lopez; Florence Ménétrier; Arlene Alves dos Reis; Stephen Solomon; Jiangfeng Zhang; Zhanat Carr

doi:10.1093/rpd/ncw199

Managing internal radiation contamination following an emergency: Identification of gaps and priorities

Chunsheng Li^*, Armin Ansari, George Etherington, Jean Rene Jourdain, Boris Kukhta, Osamu Kurihara, Maria Antonia Lopez, Florence Ménétrier, Arlene Alves dos Reis, Stephen Solomon, Jiangfeng Zhang, Zhanat Carr

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Abstract

Following a radiological or nuclear emergency, first responders and the public may become internally contaminated with radioactive materials, as demonstrated during the Goiânia, Chernobyl and Fukushima accidents. Timely monitoring of the affected populations for potential internal contamination, assessment of radiation dose and the provision of necessary medical treatment are required to minimize the health risks from the contamination. This paper summarizes the guidelines and tools that have been developed, and identifies the gaps and priorities for future projects.

Original language	English
Article number	ncw199
Pages (from-to)	78-84
Number of pages	7
Journal	Radiation Protection Dosimetry
Volume	171
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/rpd/ncw199
Publication status	Published - 1 Sept 2016

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Li, C., Ansari, A., Etherington, G., Jourdain, J. R., Kukhta, B., Kurihara, O., Lopez, M. A., Ménétrier, F., dos Reis, A. A., Solomon, S., Zhang, J., & Carr, Z. (2016). Managing internal radiation contamination following an emergency: Identification of gaps and priorities. Radiation Protection Dosimetry, 171(1), 78-84. Article ncw199. https://doi.org/10.1093/rpd/ncw199

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