The accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant was the worst industrial accident of the
last century that involved radiation. The unprecedented release of multiple different …

Several major international studies such as those performed on the A-bomb survivors, have
shown a clear linkage between the exposure to ionizing radiation and the occurrence of …

Abstract 26 April 2006 marks the 20th anniversary of the Chernobyl accident. On this
occasion, the World Health Organization (WHO), within the UN Chernobyl Forum initiative …

Apart from the dramatic increase in thyroid cancer in those exposed as children, there is no
evidence to date of a major public health impact as a result of radiation exposure due to the …

Abstract Davis, S., Stepanenko, V., Rivkind, N., Kopecky, KJ, Voillequé, P., Shakhtarin, V.,
Parshkov, E., Kulikov, S., Lushnikov, E., Abrosimov, A., Troshin, V., Romanova, G …

Twenty-five years have passed since radioactive releases from the Chernobyl nuclear
accident led to the exposure of millions of people in Europe. Studies of affected populations …

The increase of thyroid cancer incidence rate among children living in the Chernobyl
contaminated territories of Belarus, Russia and Ukraine has widely been accepted. Our …

The Chernobyl nuclear accident on 26 th April, 1986, led to a massive release of
radionuclides into the environment. Although vast areas of Europe were affected by …

The Chernobyl accident, which occurred April 26, 1986, resulted in a large release of
radionuclides, which were deposited over a very wide area, particularly in Europe. Although …

After the Chernobyl accident in 1986, the “liquidators” or clean-up workers were among
those who received the highest radiation doses to the thyroid from external radiation. Some …