Chapter 3 Health Effects of Radiation
Radiation effects on human body and mechanism; Effects on fetuses; Hereditary effects; Relation with cancer and leukemia; Psychological effects due to the disaster and health concerns
3.1 Effects on Human Body Section Download Slides Download
- Types of Effects
- Exposure Modes and Effects
- Classification of Radiation Effects
- Deterministic Effects and Stochastic Effects
3.2 Mechanism of Causing Effects on Human Body Section Download Slides Download
- Ionization due to Radiation
- Damage and Repair of DNA
- DNA→Cells→Human Body
- Radiation Damage to DNA
- Lapse of Time after Exposure and Effects
- Deterministic Effects
- Radiosensitivity of Organs and Tissues
- Stochastic Effects
3.3 Deterministic Effects Section Download Slides Download
- Whole-body Exposure and Local Exposure
- Acute Radiation Syndromes
- Threshold Values for Various Effects
3.4 Risks Section Download Slides Download
- Risks of Health Effects of Radiation
- Relative Risks and Attributable Risks
- Risks of Cancer Death from Low-Dose Exposure
- Factors Associated with Carcinogenesis
- Risks of Cancer (Radiation)
- Risks of Cancer (Life Habits)
3.5 Effects on Fetuses Section Download Slides Download
- Deterministic Effects and Time Specificity
- Mental Retardation
- Effects on Children
- Chernobyl Nuclear Accident - - Knowledge on Malformation Induction
- Chernobyl Accident -
3.6 Hereditary Effects Section Download Slides Download
- Risks of Hereditary Effects for Human Beings
- Chromosomal Aberrations among Children of Atomic Bomb Survivors
- Survey of Children of Childhood Cancer Survivors
- Abnormalities at Birth among Children of Atomic Bomb Survivors (Malformations, Stillbirths, Deaths within Two Weeks)
- Other Epidemiological Surveys of Children of Atomic Bomb Survivors
3.7 Cancer and Leukemia Section Download Slides Download
- Mechanism of Carcinogenesis
- Tissues and Organs Highly Sensitive to Radiation
- Difference in Radiosensitivity by Age
- Cancer-promoting Effects of Low-dose Exposures
- Relationship between Solid Cancer Deaths and Doses
- Dose-response Relationship of Radiation-induced Leukemia
- Risks of Developing Leukemia
- Relationship between Ages at the Time of Radiation Exposure and Oncogenic Risks
- Ages at the Time of Radiation Exposure and Cancer Types
- Oncogenic Risks by Age at the Time of Radiation Exposure
- Ages at the Time of Radiation Exposure and Risks by Type of Cancer
- Incidence of Thyroid Cancer among Atomic Bomb Survivors
- Effects of Long-Term Low-Dose Exposure
- Internal Exposure due to Cesium at the Time of the Chernobyl Accident
- Thyroid
- Iodine
- Characteristics of Thyroid Cancer
- Incidence Rates of Thyroid Cancer: Overseas
- Incidence Rates of Thyroid Cancer: Japan
- Risks of Thyroid Cancer among Japanese People
- Relationship between Thyroid Cancer and Doses
- Chernobyl Accident - - Thyroid Cancer and Iodine Intake
- Chernobyl Accident - - Exposure of a Group of Evacuees
- Chernobyl Accident - - Time of Developing Childhood Thyroid Cancer
- Chernobyl Accident - - Comparison between the Chernobyl Accident and the Accident at Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO)'s Fukushima Daiichi NPS (Thyroid Doses)
- Comparison between the Chernobyl Accident and the Accident at Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO)'s Fukushima Daiichi NPS (Ages at the Time of Radiation Exposure)
- Evaluation of the Interim Report on Thyroid Cancer Compiled by the Expert Meeting on Health Management After the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Accident
3.8 Psychological Effects Section Download Slides Download
- Stress Factors for Disaster Victims
- Radiation Accidents and Health Concerns
- Psychiatric Effects on Children
- Response to the Accident at Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO)'s Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station (NPS) and Local Communities (1/2)
- Response to the Accident at Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO)'s Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station (NPS) and Local Communities (2/2)
- Overview of Health Effects
- Chernobyl Accident - - Summary by WHO
- Chernobyl Accident - - Views of Expert Groups
- Chernobyl Accident - - View Different from the 2006 WHO Report
- Chernobyl Accident - - Relationship between Mental Health and Perception of Risks Concerning Health Effects of Radiation
- Changes in Perception of Radiation Risks (Next-generation Effects)
- Increase in Induced Abortions in Europe
- Chernobyl Accident - - Support for Helpers: Three Stages of Care
- Stress Measures for Helpers
- When Feeling Depressed or Anxious
- Reference Materials on General Psychological Care (1/3)
General Information on Psychological Care - Reference Materials on General Psychological Care (2/3)
Post-Disaster Care to Children - Reference Materials on General Psychological Care (3/3)
Post-disaster Psychological Care for Each Disease