Child and adult thyroid monitoring after a reactor accident (CAThyMARA): Technical recommendations and remaining gaps
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Institutes & Expert groups
- UCEWP - Ukrainian Center of Environmental and Water Projects
- MUTADIS
- NRPI - National Radiation Protection Institute
- HAS - Hungarian Academy of Science
- CIEMAT - Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas, Medioambientales y Tecnológicas
- Czech Technical University in Prague - Faculty of Nuclear Sciences and Physical Engineering
- IRSN - Institute for Radioprotection and Nuclear Safety - Institut Radioprotection Sûreté Nucléaire
- IST - Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa
- RPI - Raspberry Pi Украина
- PHE - Public Health England
- Chalmers University of Technology
- University of Gothenburg - Sahlgren Academy - Institute of Clinical Sciences
- IFIN-HH - Horia Hulubei National Institute of Physics and Nuclear Engineering
- National Centre for Nuclear Research
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Abstract
Following a severe nuclear reactor accident large amounts of radioactive iodine are released in the atmosphere. Health consequences estimation for the affected population is based on the dose assessment which can be derived from in vivo measurements. Since the uptake of radioactive iodine increases the thyroid cancer risk of children it is of particular interest to dispose of technical recommendations on thyroid monitoring, particularly for children.
This paper summarizes recommendations that have been issued by a group of European radiation protection specialists during the CAThyMARA project. It covers technical aspects such as the choice of instruments, the calibration process, the measurement preparedness, the dose assessment and communication issues. This paper also discusses remaining gaps and serves as an introduction to other papers of this special issue.
Details
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 106069 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Radiation Measurements |
| Volume | 128 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Sep 2019 |
| Event | 27th International Conference on Nuclear Tracks and Radiation Measurements - University of Strasbourg Central Campus, Strasbourg , France Duration: 28 Aug 2017 → 1 Sep 2017 https://indico.in2p3.fr/event/13338/ |
Keywords
- Thyroid Monitoring , Reactor Accident, CAThyMARA
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