Symposium “Hiroshima, Nagasaki, Chernobyl, Fukushima: Study of Radiation Influence based on Facts”

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2012 November 18

A symposium entitled “Hiroshima, Nagasaki, Chernobyl, Fukushima: Study of Radiation Influence based on Facts” was held at the Centre for Peace and Labor, Tokyo, from 10:30 to 17:00, organized by the Committee of Epidemiology, Physics, Biology, and Chemistry, ACSIR.

PROGRAM

  1. “Internal Radiation Exposure and Studies of Radiation Effects under the Control of Nuclear Policies” by SAWADA Shoji (President of ACSIR)
  2. “Views of Health Effects by Radiation: from Experiences of Minamata Disease Studies” by TAKAOKA Shigeru (Minamata Kyoritsu Hospital, Director of Neurology Rehabilitation Kyoritsu Clinic, member of ACSIR)
  3. “We cannot Permit even 10mSv/y: Evidence Data from Nuclear Plant Workers, Chernobyl, and Medical Exposures” by MATSUZAKI Michiyuki, Hokkaido Fukagawa City Hospital, Director of Internal Medicine, member of ACSIR)
  4. “Comparing the Mortality Rate by Radiation Effects Research Foundation with the Mean Values of Japanese Population” by WATANABE Tomoyuki (Aichi Gakuin University)
  5. Discussion “Principles of Radiation Protection, and Future Studies of Radiation Effects with a Focus on Internal Exposure”.