Technical Report No. 19-89
Organ doses to atomic bomb survivors from radiological examinations at the Radiation Effects Research Foundation
Kato K, Antoku S, Sawada S, Russell WJEditor’s note: A publication based on this report was published in Br J Radiol 64:720-7, 1991.
Summary
When estimating the risks of oncogenesis and cancer mortality as a result of atomic bomb radiation exposure, medical X-ray doses received by the A-bomb survivors must also be estimated and considered. Using a phantom human, we estimated the X-ray doses received by A-bomb survivors during routine biennial medical examinations conducted at RERF as part of the long-term Adult Health Study (AHS), since these examinations may represent about 45% of the survivors’ total medical irradiations. Doses to the salivary glands, thyroid gland, lung, breast, stomach, and colon were measured using thermoluminescent dosimeters. The results reported here will aid in estimating organ doses received by individual AHS participants.
When estimating the risks of oncogenesis and cancer mortality as a result of atomic bomb radiation exposure, medical X-ray doses received by the A-bomb survivors must also be estimated and considered. Using a phantom human, we estimated the X-ray doses received by A-bomb survivors during routine biennial medical examinations conducted at RERF as part of the long-term Adult Health Study (AHS), since these examinations may represent about 45% of the survivors’ total medical irradiations. Doses to the salivary glands, thyroid gland, lung, breast, stomach, and colon were measured using thermoluminescent dosimeters. The results reported here will aid in estimating organ doses received by individual AHS participants.