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Measurements of 134Cs and 137Cs in urine and estimation of the internal dose of an adult exposed to the Chernobyl Accident

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Measurements of 134Cs and 137Cs in urine and estimation of the internal dose of an adult exposed to the Chernobyl Accident

ZHAO Shuquan
HUANG Shibin
LIU Shiming
HU Heping
WU Mingyu
XIANG Xiqiao
ZHU Guoying
Nuclear Science and TechniquesVol.18, No.2pp.115-117Published in print 20 Apr 2007
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To estimate the internal dose of a Chinese visiting scholar internally contaminated because of the Chernobyl Accident, the contents of 134Cs and 137Cs in urine were measured using a Ge(Li) γ-spectrometer. The internal doses were calculated based on data from the ICRP Publications. The effective doses from 134Cs and 137Cs were estimated to be 61μSv and 98μSv, respectively. The sum of 159μSv was lower than the total effective dose (310μSv), from the inhalation and ingestion of natural radionuclides. The dose of 131I was also reviewed referring to the UNSCEAR 2000 Report. The equivalent effective dose of 131I was estimated to be 2.9mSv, 18 times more than the amount of 134Cs and 137Cs. Therefore, it is considered that the earlier estimation of internal doses of 131I is important in evaluating radiation injuries from a nuclear reactor accident.

Gamma spectrometer134Cs137CsUrineInternal doseChernobyl Accident
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