Simulated nuclear contamination scenario, solid cancer risk assessment, and support to decision

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dc.contributor.authorLima, Sergio X.
dc.contributor.authorCosta, Karolina P. S.
dc.contributor.authorLima, Zelmo R.
dc.contributor.authorRother, Fagner C.
dc.contributor.authorAraujo, Olga M. O.
dc.contributor.authorVital, Helio C.
dc.contributor.authorBrum, Tercio
dc.contributor.authorWilson, F.R.S
dc.contributor.authorAmorim, Jose Carlos C.
dc.contributor.authorHealy, Matthew J. F.
dc.contributor.authorAndrade, Edson R.
dc.date.accessioned2019-05-07T15:21:21Z
dc.date.available2019-05-07T15:21:21Z
dc.date.issued2019-04-01
dc.description.abstractThe detonation of an (hypothetical) improvised nuclear device (IND) can generate atmospheric release of radioactive material in the form of particles and dust that ultimately contaminate the soil. In this study, the detonation of an IND in an urban area was simulated, and its effects on humans were determined. The risk of solid caner development due to radiation was calculated by taking into account prompt radiation and whole-body exposure of individuals near the detonation site up to 10 km. The excess relative risk (ERR) of developing solid cancer was evaluated by using the mathematical relationship from the Radiation Effects Research Foundation (RERF) studies and those from the HotSpot code. The methodology consists of using output data obtained from simulations performed with the HotSpot health physics code plugging in such numbers into a specific given equations used by RERF to evaluate the resulting impact. Such a preliminary procedure is expected to facilitate the decision-making process significantly.en_UK
dc.identifier.citationLimac SX, Costa KPS, Lima ZR, Rother FC, Araujoe OMO, Vital HC, Brum T, Junior WFRS, Amorim JCC, Healy MJF & Andrade ER (2019) Simulated nuclear contamination scenario, solid cancer risk assessment, and support to decision, Nukleonika, Volume 64, Issue 2, pp. 41-48.en_UK
dc.identifier.issn0029-5922
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.2478/nuka-2019-0005
dc.identifier.urihttp://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/14133
dc.language.isoenen_UK
dc.publisherDe Gruyter Openen_UK
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/*
dc.subjectimprovised nuclear device (IND)en_UK
dc.subjectinduced canceren_UK
dc.subjectrisk assessmenten_UK
dc.subjectdecsionen_UK
dc.titleSimulated nuclear contamination scenario, solid cancer risk assessment, and support to decisionen_UK
dc.typeArticleen_UK

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