Microdosimetric Analysis Confirms Similar Biological Effectiveness of External Exposure to Gamma-Rays and Internal Exposure to 137Cs, 134Cs, and 131I

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Microdosimetric Analysis Confirms Similar Biological Effectiveness of External Exposure to Gamma-Rays and Internal Exposure to ¹³⁷Cs, ¹³⁴Cs, and ¹³¹I

Tatsuhiko Sato ,

* E-mail: sato.tatsuhiko@jaea.go.jp

Affiliation Research Group for Radiation Protection, Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA), Shirakata Shirane 2-4, Tokai, Ibaraki, Japan
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Kentaro Manabe,

Affiliation Research Group for Radiation Protection, Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA), Shirakata Shirane 2-4, Tokai, Ibaraki, Japan
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Nobuyuki Hamada

Affiliation Radiation Safety Research Center, Nuclear Technology Research Laboratory, Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry (CRIEPI), 2-11-1 Iwado-kita, Komae, Tokyo, Japan
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Alpha radiation
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Gamma rays
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