CAPABILITIES OF THE ARADOS-WG03 REGIONAL NETWORK FOR LARGE-SCALE RADIOLOGICAL AND NUCLEAR EMERGENCY SITUATIONS IN ASIA

S Jang; Y Suto; J Liu; Q Liu; Y Zuo; P N Duy; T Miura; Y Abe; K Hamasaki; K Suzuki; S Kodama

doi:10.1093/rpd/ncy279

CAPABILITIES OF THE ARADOS-WG03 REGIONAL NETWORK FOR LARGE-SCALE RADIOLOGICAL AND NUCLEAR EMERGENCY SITUATIONS IN ASIA

Radiat Prot Dosimetry. 2019 Dec 31;186(1):139-142. doi: 10.1093/rpd/ncy279.

Authors

S Jang¹, Y Suto², J Liu³, Q Liu³, Y Zuo⁴, P N Duy⁵, T Miura⁶, Y Abe⁷, K Hamasaki⁸, K Suzuki⁹, S Kodama¹⁰

Affiliations

¹ Korea Institute of Radiological and Medical Sciences (KIRAMS), Seoul, South Korea.
² National Institute of Radiological Sciences (NIRS), National Institute for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology (QST), Chiba, Japan.
³ National Institute of Radiation Protection (NIRP), China CDC, Beijing, China.
⁴ China Institute of Radiation Protection (CIRP), China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC), Taiyuen, China.
⁵ Nuclear Research Institute (NRI), Viet Nam Atomic Energy Commission, VINATOM, Dalat, Viet Nam.
⁶ Hirosaki University, Hirosaki, Japan.
⁷ Fukushima Medical University, Fukushima, Japan.
⁸ Radiation Effects Research Foundation (RERF), Hiroshima, Japan.
⁹ Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan.
¹⁰ Osaka Prefacture University, Osaka, Japan.

PMID: 30576530
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncy279

Abstract

In 2015, the Asian Radiation Dosimetry Group established a regional network of biological dosimetry laboratories known as the ARADOS-WG03 (Working Group 03; Biological Dosimetry). A survey was conducted in 2017 to evaluate the capabilities and capacities of the participating laboratories for emergency preparedness and responses in large-scale nuclear and/or radiological incidents. The results of this survey were identified and assessed. The data provide important information on the current state of emergency cytogenetic biological dosimetry capabilities in the Asian region.

MeSH terms

Asia
Biological Assay / methods*
Civil Defense / organization & administration*
Cytogenetic Analysis
Disaster Planning / organization & administration*
Expert Systems
Humans
Laboratories / organization & administration*
Laboratories / standards
Radiation Exposure / adverse effects*
Radiation Protection / methods
Radiation Protection / standards
Radioactive Hazard Release / prevention & control*
Radiometry / methods*