• DocumentCode
    1283380
  • Title

    Big Boys Do Cry [Point of View]

  • Author

    Baura, Gail D.

  • Author_Institution
    With Keck Graduate Institute of Applied Life Sciences.
  • Volume
    2
  • Issue
    4
  • fYear
    2011
  • Firstpage
    82
  • Lastpage
    83
  • Abstract
    In this paper radiation exposure and absorbed dose assessment are done and the risks involved are analysed. From 1950 to 2002, 196 Leukemia deaths were attributable to radiation exposure >;= 0.0005 Gy for the case of Hiroshima atom bombing. On 12 April, Japan upgraded its classification of the Fukushima disaster from Level 5 (accident with wider consequences) to Level 7 (major accident), out of seven levels on the International Nuclear and Radiological Event Scale.
  • Keywords
    cancer; disasters; dosimetry; hazardous areas; radiation monitoring; radiation protection; radioactive pollution; Fukushima disaster; International Nuclear and Radiological Event Scale; absorbed dose assessment; leukemia deaths; radiation exposure; risk analysis; Biological effects of radiation; Disaster management; Nuclear facility regulation; Radiation monitoring; Radioactive pollution;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Pulse, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    2154-2287
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MPUL.2011.942055
  • Filename
    5962058
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1283380