1. The Fukushima accident and travel medicine--analysis and recommendations.
- Author
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Scholl C, Lieberz W, Jansing P, and Küpper T
- Subjects
- Humans, Japan, Radiation Injuries etiology, Radiation Injuries prevention & control, Radiation, Ionizing, Radiometry, Fukushima Nuclear Accident, Travel Medicine
- 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., (Copyright © 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.)
- Published
- 2013
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