The new QST bioassay laboratory in Chiba, Japan.
Journal
Radiation protection dosimetry
ISSN: 1742-3406
Titre abrégé: Radiat Prot Dosimetry
Pays: England
ID NLM: 8109958
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
11 Oct 2023
11 Oct 2023
Historique:
received:
08
07
2022
revised:
17
08
2022
accepted:
12
09
2022
medline:
13
10
2023
pubmed:
11
10
2023
entrez:
11
10
2023
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Japan's National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology (QST) was designated as the core radiation emergency medical support center by the country's Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA) in 2019. One of the main missions of the QST is to maintain and improve its dose assessment capability for radiation-exposed individuals. Toward the goal of effectively fulfilling this mission, a new facility-the Dose Assessment Building for Advanced Radiation Emergency Medicine-was constructed at the Chiba base of the QST in 2020. An integrated bioassay laboratory was installed in this facility for assessing subjects' internal doses, along with a new integrated in vivo counter. The bioassay capability of the new laboratory is currently expected to screen 5-10 persons simultaneously assuming internal contamination with actinides such as Pu, Am/Cm and U, although this is dependent on the specific contamination circumstances.
Identifiants
pubmed: 37819302
pii: 7306562
doi: 10.1093/rpd/ncac198
doi:
Substances chimiques
Actinoid Series Elements
0
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
2020-2024Informations de copyright
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