About the Authors

Benjamin J. Blyth

Affiliation Radiobiology for Children’s Health Program, Research Center for Radiation Protection, National Institute of Radiological Sciences, Chiba, Japan

Shizuko Kakinuma

Affiliation Radiobiology for Children’s Health Program, Research Center for Radiation Protection, National Institute of Radiological Sciences, Chiba, Japan

Masaaki Sunaoshi

Affiliation Radiobiology for Children’s Health Program, Research Center for Radiation Protection, National Institute of Radiological Sciences, Chiba, Japan

Yoshiko Amasaki

Affiliation Radiobiology for Children’s Health Program, Research Center for Radiation Protection, National Institute of Radiological Sciences, Chiba, Japan

Shinobu Hirano-Sakairi

Affiliation Radiobiology for Children’s Health Program, Research Center for Radiation Protection, National Institute of Radiological Sciences, Chiba, Japan

Kanae Ogawa

Affiliation Radiobiology for Children’s Health Program, Research Center for Radiation Protection, National Institute of Radiological Sciences, Chiba, Japan

Ayana Shirakami

Affiliation Radiobiology for Children’s Health Program, Research Center for Radiation Protection, National Institute of Radiological Sciences, Chiba, Japan

Yi Shang

Affiliation Radiobiology for Children’s Health Program, Research Center for Radiation Protection, National Institute of Radiological Sciences, Chiba, Japan

Chizuru Tsuruoka

Affiliation Radiobiology for Children’s Health Program, Research Center for Radiation Protection, National Institute of Radiological Sciences, Chiba, Japan

Mayumi Nishimura

Affiliation Radiobiology for Children’s Health Program, Research Center for Radiation Protection, National Institute of Radiological Sciences, Chiba, Japan

Yoshiya Shimada

y_shimad@nirs.go.jp

Affiliation Radiobiology for Children’s Health Program, Research Center for Radiation Protection, National Institute of Radiological Sciences, Chiba, Japan

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: BJB SK MN Y. Shimada. Performed the experiments: BJB MS YA Y. Shang SH-S CT KO AS. Analyzed the data: BJB MS. Wrote the paper: BJB SK Y. Shimada.