Results of EPR dosimetry for population in the vicinity of the most contaminating radioactive fallout trace after the first nuclear test in the Semipalatinsk test site.
| Title: | Results of EPR dosimetry for population in the vicinity of the most contaminating radioactive fallout trace after the first nuclear test in the Semipalatinsk test site. |
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| Authors: | Ivannikov A; Research Institute for Radiation Biology and Medicine (RIRBM), Hiroshima University, Japan. ivann@mail.ru; Zhumadilov K; Tieliewuhan E; Jiao L; Zharlyganova D; Apsalikov KN; Berekenova G; Zhumadilov Z; Toyoda S; Miyazawa C; Skvortsov V; Stepanenko V; Endo S; Tanaka K; Hoshi M |
| Source: | Journal of radiation research [J Radiat Res] 2006 Feb; Vol. 47 Suppl A, pp. A39-46. |
| Publication Type: | Comparative Study; Journal Article |
| Language: | English |
| Journal Info: | Publisher: Oxford University Press Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 0376611 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Print ISSN: 0449-3060 (Print) Linking ISSN: 04493060 NLM ISO Abbreviation: J Radiat Res Subsets: MEDLINE |
| Imprint Name(s): | Publication: July 2012- : Oxford : Oxford University Press; Original Publication: Tokyo : Japan Radiation Research Society |
| MeSH Terms: | Dental Enamel*; Electron Spin Resonance Spectroscopy/*statistics & numerical data ; Nuclear Warfare/*statistics & numerical data ; Radiation Monitoring/*statistics & numerical data ; Radioactive Fallout/*analysis ; Radioisotopes/*analysis ; Risk Assessment/*methods; Electron Spin Resonance Spectroscopy/methods ; Kazakhstan/epidemiology ; Radiation Monitoring/methods ; Adult ; Age Distribution ; Aged ; Aged, 80 and over ; Body Burden ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Radiation Dosage ; Relative Biological Effectiveness ; Risk Factors |
| Abstract: | The method of electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy for tooth enamel is applied to individual radiation dose determination to residents of two villages (Dolon and Mostik) in the vicinity of the Semipalatinsk nuclear test site in Kazakhstan. These villages are located near the central axis of the radioactive fallout trace of the most contaminating surface nuclear test conducted in 1949. It is found that excess doses obtained by subtraction of natural background dose from dose absorbed in enamel range up to 440 mGy to residents of Dolon, whose enamel was formed before 1949, and do not exceed 120 mGy to younger residents. To residents of Mostik, excess doses do not exceed 100 mGy regardless of age except for one resident with an extremely high dose of 1.25 Gy. These results are in agreement with the pattern of radioactive contamination of the territory after the nuclear test of 1949 except one case of extremely high dose, which should be additionally investigated. |
| Substance Nomenclature: | 0 (Radioactive Fallout); 0 (Radioisotopes) |
| Entry Date(s): | Date Created: 20060331 Date Completed: 20060601 Latest Revision: 20190513 |
| Update Code: | 20260130 |
| DOI: | 10.1269/jrr.47.a39 |
| PMID: | 16571943 |
| Database: | MEDLINE |
Comparative Study; Journal Article