Mortality of A-bomb Survivors in Nagasaki and Hiroshima

A Review of Forty-Five Years Study of Hiroshima and Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Survivors II. BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS Multiple Myeloma among Atomic Bomb Survivors

Cytogenetic Instabilities in Atomic Bomb-Related Acute Myelocytic Leukemia Cells and in Hematopoietic Cells from Healthy Atomic Bomb Survivors

On August 6 and 9, 1945, nearly 65 years ago, atomic bombs (ABs) were dropped on two Japanese cities, Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The explosive powers of these two bombs are said to be equal about 12.5 kilotons of TNT for Hiroshima bomb and 22 kilotons for Nagasaki bomb. The dissipation of energy is believed to have been in the ratios consisting of 50% of bomb blast, 35% of thermal rays and 15% of ...

Neutron relative biological effectiveness in Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bomb survivors: a critical review

The calculated risk of cancer in humans due to radiation exposure is based primarily on long-term follow-up studies, e.g. the life-span study (LSS) on atomic bomb (A-bomb) survivors in Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Since A-bomb radiation consists of a mixture of γ-rays and neutrons, it is essential that the relative biological effectiveness (RBE) of neutrons is adequately evaluated if a study is to s...

Recent Fukushima nuclear detonation, Chernobyl nuclear fallout, three mile island nuclear accident and atomic bomb explosion – rethinking the effects of nuclear radiations over human health

Background: The earlier Atomic Bomb explosion in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and three worth mentioning nuclear accidents - detonation at Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, Chernobyl nuclear fallout and an accident at Three Mile Island nuclear power plant have made us more worried about the secure exploitation of nuclear energy. The central focus of this paper is to review radiation-mediated health e...

A Review of Forty-Five Years Study of Hiroshima Atomic Bomb Survivors I. DOSIMETRY Thermoluminescence Dosimetry of Gamma Rays Using Ceramic Samples from Hiroshima and Nagasaki: A Comparison with DS86 Estimates

*長友恒 人 ,市 川米太:奈 良教育大学物理教室,奈 良 市高畑町 〒630 **星 正治:広 島大学原爆放射能医学研究所,広 島市 南区霞1-2-3 〒734 Thermoluminescence dosimetry/Gamma rays/Hiroshima and Nagasaki/Atomic bomb This study reports gamma-ray doses measured using thermoluminescence (TL)dosimetry of atomic-bomb exposed ceramic samples from Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Advances in the dosimetry of TL-sensitive minerals in the field of TL dating of archaeolo...