The world's high background natural radiation areas (HBNRAs) revisited: A broad overview of the dosimetric, epidemiological and radiobiological issues

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作者：
Aliyu, Abubakar Sadiq [1 ,2 ]
Ramli, Ahmad Termizi [1 ]
机构：
[1] UTM Skudai, Univ Teknol Malaysia, Dept Phys, Johor Baharu 81310, Malaysia
[2] Nasarawa State Univ Keffi, Dept Phys, Keffi, Nigeria
来源：
RADIATION MEASUREMENTS | 2015年 / 73卷
关键词：
High background natural radiation areas (HBNRAs); Ramsar; Guarapari; Kerala; Yangjiang; Cancer epidemiology; Chromosomal aberration; Dosimetry; PUBLIC-LIFE LETTER; HIGH-LEVEL; SOUTHWEST COAST; CHROMOSOME-ABERRATIONS; CANCER-MORTALITY; DOSE-RATES; RAMSAR; POPULATION; KERALA; INHABITANTS;
D O I：
10.1016/j.radmeas.2015.01.007
中图分类号：
TL [原子能技术]; O571 [原子核物理学];
学科分类号：
0827 ; 082701 ;
摘要：
The residents of the world's high background natural radiation areas (HBNRAs), such as Ramsar (in Iran), Guarapari (in Brazil), Orissa and Kerala (in India) and Yangjiang (in China) have lived in these areas for generations under extraordinary radiation fields. The failure of earlier epidemiological studies to report any substantial increase in cancer incidence in HBNRAs has raised some controversy regarding the validity of the linear no-threshold hypothesis. This paper reviews some of the most recent studies of HBNRAs with the intent of stimulating greater research interest in the dosimetric, epidemiological and radiobiological issues related to the world's HBNRAs and proposes solutions to the challenges facing HBNRA studies. This paper may serve as a useful reference for some of the harder-to-find literature. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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