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Retrospective dosimetry for Latvian workers at Chernobyl.
Nina Mironova-ulmaneA VolrateR. BruvereA. PavlenkoTiit KärnerT. Zvagulesubject
AdultMaleRadiobiologyPopulationRadiation DosageRisk AssessmentSeverity of Illness IndexIonizing radiationRadiation MonitoringEnvironmental healthOccupational ExposureDosimetryMedicineHumansRadiology Nuclear Medicine and imagingeducationRadiation InjuriesRetrospective StudiesRadionuclideeducation.field_of_studyRadiationRadiological and Ultrasound Technologybusiness.industryMortality rateIncidenceRadiation dosePublic Health Environmental and Occupational HealthElectron Spin Resonance SpectroscopyGeneral MedicineMiddle AgedLatviaSurvival AnalysisOccupational exposureNuclear medicinebusinessRadioactive Hazard ReleaseUkraineToothdescription
Between 1986 and 1991 approximately 6500 Latvian inhabitants were recruited for clean-up work at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. Their absorbed doses are usually unknown, because less than half of them had their external exposure officially documented. Clinical investigations show a high morbidity rate for these clean-up workers when compared with that of the general population. In order to understand the causes of their diseases and the impact of ionising radiation, electron spin resonance (ESR) has been used to measure the absorbed doses in human tooth enamel. The doses estimated by ESR were between two and three times higher than previously documented and are in accord with the results of immunological and biological tests. The results may be explained by considering the effects of irradiation caused by long-lived incorporated radionuclides.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-07-01 | Radiation protection dosimetry |