The final purpose of all efforts to study and mitigate the consequences of the accident at the 4th reactor of the Chernobyl atomic power station (ChAPS) is protection of health of the people who were more or less exposed to radiation action. This situation has not analogs in terms of scale and character. Certain experience was accumulated earlier through the studies of biological and medical ef...

To address the above‐mentioned challenges and thus bring about a significant reduction in the incidence of radiation associated malignancy, there is a crucial need that policy makers should explore all possible sources of radiation exposure, and then develop interventions in coordination with different stakeholders.[1,5] These strategies include promoting thorough risk assessment among the expo...

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Untoward events involving radioactive material, either accidental or intentional, are potentially devastating. Hematologists and oncologists are uniquely suited to help manage radiation victims, as myelosuppression is a frequent complication of radiation exposure. In the aftermath of a large event, such as a nuclear detonation, there may be a national call for surge capacity that involves hemat...

The SCK•CEN, assisted by Research International, has organised in November 2002 an enquiry on the perception of risk and safety with a representative sample of the Belgian population. A Computer Assisted Personal Interview tackled several issues: general concerns related to safety and risks (societal – environmental – man-made vs. natural, etc.); role of experts; nuclear energy policy; counterm...

Nuclear regulations are a subset of social regulations (laws to control activities that may negatively impact the environment, health, and safety) that concern control of ionizing radiation from radiation-producing equipment and from radioactive materials. The impressive safety record among nuclear technologies is due, in no small part, to the work of radiation safety professionals and to a pro...

Radioiodine (iodine-131, or I-131) therapy has been used successfully for thyroid therapy for more than 50 years. Protocols for treatment with I-131 differ from country to country and even from hospital to hospital in the same country. Daily area surveys of hallways, stairwells, and rooms adjacent to isolation rooms must be conducted and documented to ensure that doses to any individuals in unr...

It is evident that there is a nuclear skills shortage within the UK, and logically it can be assumed that the shortfall extends to the radiation protection arena. Plans for nuclear new-build and the decommissioning of existing nuclear sites will require many more people with radiological knowledge and practical competencies. This converts to a nuclear industry requirement in the order of 1000 n...

With reference to the technical standards of radiation monitoring professionals in “National Post and Occupational Skills Appraisal Evaluation System”, idea simulation system development integration is adopted build a warehouse environment personal experiment for principle teaching installation operations. Through establishment experiments such as environmental dose measurement, surface polluti...