Emergency medical responders (EMRs) who treat victims during a radiation emergency are
at risk of radiation exposure. In this study, the exposure dose to EMRs treating hypothetically …

The nuclear power plant accident on March 11 2011 in Fukushima prefecture in Japan
greatly increased the interest in the effect of radioactivity and low-dose exposures on the …

Radiation emergency medical (REM) staff respond to many types of disasters such as
radiological and nuclear accidents as well as environmental radioactivity exposure. The …

Radiological science and nuclear technology have made great strides in the twenty-first
century, with wide-ranging applications in various fields, including energy, medicine, and …

Radiological accidents can have a lasting impact on public health. Because of the
increasing risk of radiological emergencies, public health agencies and first-response …

[en] In Japan, the Nuclear Emergency Response Guidelines were formulated in 2012, and
Nuclear Emergency Core Hospitals and Nuclear Emergency Medical Cooperative …

Background There are concerns that emergency health care workers are exposed to
ionizing radiation as the result of frequent portable radiographs obtained in the emergency …

This article reviewed the papers which address issues of radiation protection for emergency
workers and decontamination workers relating to the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power …

After a nuclear detonation, workers and volunteers providing first aid, decontamination, and
population monitoring in public shelters and community reception centers will potentially be …

In contrast to patients with underlying cancer or chronic disease, injury patients are relatively
young, and can be expected to live their natural lifespan if injuries are appropriately treated …