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Measurement of Individual Doses of Radiation by Personal Dosimeter Is Important for the Return of Residents from Evacuation Order Areas after Nuclear Disaster

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  • Makiko Orita
  • Naomi Hayashida
  • Yasuyuki Taira
  • Yoshiko Fukushima
  • Juichi Ide
  • Yuuko Endo
  • Takashi Kudo
  • Shunichi Yamashita
  • Noboru Takamura

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To confirm the availability of individual dose evaluation for the return of residents after the accident at the Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Plant (FNPP), we evaluated individual doses of radiation as measured by personal dosimeters in residents who temporarily stayed in Evacuation Order Areas in Kawauchi village, which is partially located within a 20 km radius of the FNPP. We also compared individual doses with the external radiation doses estimated from the ambient dose rates and with doses estimated from the concentrations of radionuclides in the soil around each individual’s house. Individual doses were significantly correlated with the ambient doses in front of the entrances to the houses (r = 0.90, p

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  • Makiko Orita & Naomi Hayashida & Yasuyuki Taira & Yoshiko Fukushima & Juichi Ide & Yuuko Endo & Takashi Kudo & Shunichi Yamashita & Noboru Takamura, 2015. "Measurement of Individual Doses of Radiation by Personal Dosimeter Is Important for the Return of Residents from Evacuation Order Areas after Nuclear Disaster," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 10(3), pages 1-11, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0121990
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0121990
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    1. Keiko Oishi & Makiko Orita & Yasuyuki Taira & Yuya Kashiwazaki & Hitomi Matsunaga & Noboru Takamura, 2021. "Risk Perception of Health Risks Associated with Radiation Exposure among Residents of Okuma, Fukushima Prefecture," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(24), pages 1-8, December.
    2. Masahiko Matsuo & Yasuyuki Taira & Makiko Orita & Yumiko Yamada & Juichi Ide & Shunichi Yamashita & Noboru Takamura, 2019. "Evaluation of Environmental Contamination and Estimated Radiation Exposure Dose Rates among Residents Immediately after Returning Home to Tomioka Town, Fukushima Prefecture," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 16(9), pages 1-11, April.
    3. Yui Yumiya & Takashi Ohba & Michio Murakami & Hironori Nakano & Kenneth E. Nollet & Aya Goto, 2021. "User-Guided Design of a Digital Tool for Health Promotion and Radiation Protection: Results from an Internet Needs Survey," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(22), pages 1-12, November.
    4. Hitomi Matsunaga & Makiko Orita & Mengjie Liu & Yuya Kashiwazaki & Yasuyuki Taira & Noboru Takamura, 2022. "Evaluation of Residents’ Timing of Return to or New Settlement in Kawauchi Village, at 10 Years after the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Accident," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(1), pages 1-11, January.

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