Chronic Cs-137 incorporation in children's organs.

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  • Y I Bandazhevsky
چکیده

In Belarus's Gomel region, which was heavily contaminated by fallout from the Chernobyl disaster, we have studied the evolution of the Cs-137 load in the organisms of the rural population, in particular children, since 1990. Children have a higher average burden of Cs-137 compared with that of adults living in the same community. We measured the Cs-137 levels in organs examined at autopsy. The highest accumulation of Cs-137 was found in the endocrine glands, in particular the thyroid, the adrenals and the pancreas. High levels were also found in the heart, the thymus and the spleen.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Swiss medical weekly

دوره 133 35-36  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2003