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Radiation risks for the population living in the contaminated areas of the Russian Federation

Data available for analysis

Coverage – contaminated territories of the Russian Federation with the ¹³⁷Cs contamination density more than 1 Ci/km²

Study period – from 1986 till the present time

Expected size of the cohort – about 100 thousand people

Expected thyroid doses – from 0.001 to 6 Gy

Key features of the population exposure

    Thyroid dose in humans is several times higher than dose for the whole body

    Thyroid doses in children and adolescents are higher thyroid doses in adults