Keiichi Akahane
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View article: Radiological protection in human research ethics using a case study: toward update of the ICRP Publication 62
Radiological protection in human research ethics using a case study: toward update of the ICRP Publication 62 Open
The benefits of biomedical research involving humans are well recognised, along with the need for conformity to international standards of science and ethics. When human research involves radiation imaging procedures or radiotherapy, an ex…
View article: Comparison between external and internal doses to the thyroid after the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant accident
Comparison between external and internal doses to the thyroid after the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant accident Open
To analyze the association between radiation dose and thyroid cancer after the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant (FDNPP) accident, external doses have often been used because of the difficulty to estimate internal thyroid doses in…
View article: External Doses Available for Epidemiological Studies Related to the Fukushima Health Management Survey: First 4-month Individual Doses and Municipality-average Doses for the First Year
External Doses Available for Epidemiological Studies Related to the Fukushima Health Management Survey: First 4-month Individual Doses and Municipality-average Doses for the First Year Open
The present paper reports the first 4-month average doses for all 59 municipalities of Fukushima Prefecture and the extrapolated first-year doses for 49 municipalities. The extrapolated doses will be the basis for future epidemiological st…
View article: AGE DEPENDENCE OF INDIVIDUAL EXTERNAL DOSES IN AN EARLY STAGE AFTER THE FUKUSHIMA NUCLEAR ACCIDENT
AGE DEPENDENCE OF INDIVIDUAL EXTERNAL DOSES IN AN EARLY STAGE AFTER THE FUKUSHIMA NUCLEAR ACCIDENT Open
Individual external doses for the first 4 months after the Fukushima accident have been estimated by the ‘Basic Survey’ of the Fukushima Health Management Survey. On the other hand, the UNSCEAR 2013 report presented the first-year effectiv…
View article: The latest update on individual external doses in an early stage after the Fukushima nuclear accident
The latest update on individual external doses in an early stage after the Fukushima nuclear accident Open
Following the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant accident, a survey for estimating individual external doses for the first 4 months after the accident was started, and it remains ongoing. Since the authors’ previous paper, 44 605 new do…
View article: External Dose Estimation in an Early Stage after the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Accident
External Dose Estimation in an Early Stage after the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Accident Open
The Basic survey as a part of the Fukushima Health Management Survey was a self-administered questionnaire that asked subjects to record and send back information on their behavior in the 4 months after the Fukushima disaster. These behavi…
View article: Survey of Recognition, Utilization, and Evaluation for Diagnostic Reference Levels in the Field of X-ray Computed Tomography
Survey of Recognition, Utilization, and Evaluation for Diagnostic Reference Levels in the Field of X-ray Computed Tomography Open
A survey on recognition, utilization, and evaluation for diagnostic reference levels (DRLs) after establishing Japan DRLs 2015 in the field of X-ray computed tomography (CT) was conducted for members of Japanese Society of Radiological Tec…
View article: Representativeness of individual external doses estimated for one quarter of residents in the Fukushima Prefecture after the nuclear disaster: the Fukushima Health Management Survey
Representativeness of individual external doses estimated for one quarter of residents in the Fukushima Prefecture after the nuclear disaster: the Fukushima Health Management Survey Open
After the Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Plant accident, the Fukushima Health Management Survey (FHMS) was launched. The Basic Survey, a component of FHMS, is a questionnaire used to survey residents across the Fukushima Prefecture about…
View article: Report of IRPA task group on the impact of the eye lens dose limits
Report of IRPA task group on the impact of the eye lens dose limits Open
In 2012 IRPA established a task group (TG) to identify key issues in the implementation of the revised eye lens dose limit. The TG reported its conclusions in 2013. In January 2015, IRPA asked the TG to review progress with the implementat…
View article: Issues behind Radiation Management of Workers at Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant of Tokyo Electric Power Company
Issues behind Radiation Management of Workers at Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant of Tokyo Electric Power Company Open
In March 2011, the accident occurred at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant of Tokyo Electric Power Company. During recovery from critical situations, the radiation dose for some emergency workers exceeded the effective dose limit re…
View article: An influential factor for external radiation dose estimation for residents after the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant accident—time spent outdoors for residents in Iitate Village
An influential factor for external radiation dose estimation for residents after the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant accident—time spent outdoors for residents in Iitate Village Open
Many studies have been conducted on radiation doses to residents after the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant (FDNPP) accident. Time spent outdoors is an influential factor for external dose estimation. Since little information was avai…