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Published on: December 14, 2017
The Fukushima accident and travel medicine--analysis and recommendations
C Scholl1, W Lieberz, P Jansing
1Institute for Work Design of North Rhine-Westphalia (LIA.NRW), Radiation Protection Services Department, Ulenbergstr. 127-131, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany. clemens.scholl@lia.nrw.de
Abstract:
The accident at the nuclear site in Fukushima has fostered a fear of the consequences of radioactive contamination among many, especially regarding travel to Japan and the import of Japanese goods. We give a general overview of the assessment of the effects of ionizing radiation and a summary of the consequences of the Japanese accident. We report the results of the measurement of radionuclide intake among travelers returning from Japan, carried out at the whole-body counter of the Institute for Work Design of North Rhine-Westphalia (LIA.NRW) in Düsseldorf.
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