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Open AccessEvaluation of X-ray doses and their corresponding biological effects on experimental animals in cone-beam micro-CT scans (R-mCT2)
Studies show that the radiation dose received during a micro-CT examination may have adverse effects on living subjects. However, the correlations between the biological effects and the radiation doses have ne...
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Open AccessNIRS external dose estimation system for Fukushima residents after the Fukushima Dai-ichi NPP accident
The great east Japan earthquake and subsequent tsunamis caused Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) accident. National Institute of Radiological Sciences (NIRS) developed the external dose estimation s...
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The Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant accident and exposures in the environment
The Great East Japan Earthquake has occurred on March 11, 2011, in the Tohoku District of Japan. Due to the earthquake, big tsunamis were induced, and they rushed to the Fukushima Nuclear Power Stations, causi...
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Measurement of microdosimetric spectra produced from a 290 MeV/n Spread Out Bragg Peak carbon beam
This study describes measurements on secondary particles produced by a 290 MeV/n Spread Out Bragg Peak (SOBP) carbon beam. Microdosimetric distributions of secondary fragments from the SOBP carbon beam have be...
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The Effects of Grain Size on Strength, Fracture Toughness, and Static Fatigue Crack Growth in Alumina
Three point bending, fracture toughness and static fatigue crack growth tests of alumina specimens with various grain sizes were carried out to investigate the effects of grain size on bending strength, fractu...