High levels of natural radiation and radon areas : radiation dose and health effects : proceedings of the 6th International Conference on High Levels of Natural Radiation and Radon Areas, held in Osaka, Japan between 6 and 10 September 2004
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High levels of natural radiation and radon areas : radiation dose and health effects : proceedings of the 6th International Conference on High Levels of Natural Radiation and Radon Areas, held in Osaka, Japan between 6 and 10 September 2004
（International congress series, no. 1276）
Elsevier, c2005
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Ever more attention has been focused on naturally occurring radiation, thanks to the shift of public concern and scientific interest from high to low-level radiation in recent years. There are many places in the world that are known to have high levels of terrestrial background gamma radiation, as well as highly concentrated radon and their decay products in the air, soil and drinking water. Various scientific investigations have been conducted in those areas to collect information on radiation doses and their health effects, contributing greatly to advancing our knowledge. In recent years, Technologically Enhanced Naturally Occurring Radioactive Material (TENORM) has also attracted attention. The 6th International Conference on High Levels of Natural Radiation and Radon Areas was held in Osaka, Japan from September 6-10, 2004, for the purpose of exchanging information and experience regarding investigations in this field.
These proceedings contain more than 100 papers presented at the meeting, which aimed to discuss the following major topics: risk assessment, radiation protection, environmental transfer pathways and ecological impacts related to natural radiation and TENORM; dosimetry of natural-radiation, including radon, thoron, and cosmic rays, and its technological aspects, e.g., individual dosimetry and retrospective measurements; and in vitro and in vivo biological studies of low-level radiation, including molecular mechanisms.
Table of Contents
What did we learn from radiobiological and genetic studies in HBRAs? Factors for the induction of DNA rearrangements leading to malignant disease. Other topics on cytogenetics and biology. Can we estimate individual radiation doses of HBRA residents? Radon exposure and its potential risk. Significance of radon and thoron measurements on dose estimation. Other topics on dosimetry. What did we learn from epidemiological studies in HBRAs? Cosmic rays. Depleted uranium. Summary. Contribution of HBRA studies to health risk assessments and regulatory control. Oral presentations. Cytogenetics and biology. Dosimetry. Epidemiology and radiation protection. Posters. Cytogenetics and biology. Measurements. Epidemiology and radiation protection. Award of honor. Concluding remarks. Author index. Keyword index.
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