Assessment of individual external exposure doses based on environmental radiation in areas affected by the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station accident

• Published in: Environment international Vol. 194; p. 109148
• Main Authors: Sato, Rina, Yoshimura, Kazuya, Sanada, Yukihisa, Mikami, Satoshi, Yamada, Tsutomu, Nakasone, Takamasa, Kanaizuka, Seiichi, Sato, Tetsuro, Mori, Tsubasa, Takagi, Marie
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier Ltd 01.12.2024; Elsevier
• Subjects: accidents; Ambient Dose Equivalent; data collection; Effective Dose; environment; Environmental Exposure - analysis; Fukushima Nuclear Accident; Humans; In situ Radiation Measurement; Japan; Life Pattern; Models, Theoretical; nuclear power; Personal Dosimetry; power plants; Radiation Dosage; Radiation Exposure; Radiation Monitoring - methods; Japan; Personal Dosimetry; Life Pattern; Effective Dose; Ambient Dose Equivalent; In situ Radiation Measurement

[Display omitted] •Model to predict individual external exposure doses was validated.•Model parameters were verified based on measured environmental radiation.•Accuracy of indoor dose estimation was improved by considering natural radiation.•Model estimated effective doses correlated with measured p...