Journal of Radiation Protection and Research

Review

March 31, 2022

The Japan Health Physics Society Guideline on Dose Monitoring for the Lens of the Eye

Sumi Yokoyama, Norio Tsujimura, Makoto Hashimoto, Hiroshi Yoshitomi, Masahiro Kato, Tadahiro Kurosawa, Hideo Tatsuzaki, Hiroshi Sekiguchi, Yasuhiro Koguchi, Koji Ono, et al.

J. Radiat. Prot. Res. 2022;47(1):1-7.

Background: In Japan, new regulations that revise the dose limit for the lens of the eye (hereafter the lens), operational quantities, and measurement positions for the lens dose were enforced...

Original Research

March 29, 2022

Development and Evaluation of the Utility of a Respiratory Monitoring and Visual Feedback System for Radiotherapy Using Machine Vision Technology

Chul Hang Kim, Hoon Sik Choi, Ki Mun Kang, Bae Kwon Jeong, Hojin Jeong, In Bong Ha, Jin Ho Song

J. Radiat. Prot. Res. 2022;47(1):8-15.

Background: We developed a machine vision technology program that tracks patients’ realtime breathing and automatically analyzes their breathing patterns. Materials and Methods: To evaluate its potential for clinical application, the image...

Original Research

March 31, 2022

Study of Naturally Occurring Radioactive Material Present in Deep Soil of the Malwa Region of Punjab State of India Using Low Level Background Gamma-Ray Spectrometry

Alok Srivastava, Vikash Chahar, Neeraj Chauhan, Dominik Krupp, Ulrich W. Scherer

J. Radiat. Prot. Res. 2022;47(1):16-21.

Background: Epidemiological observations such as mental retardation, physical deformities, etc., in children besides different types of cancer in the adult population of the Malwa region have been reported. The present...

Original Research

March 31, 2022

Calculation of an Indicator for Early Death Using Atomic Bomb Survivors’ Data

Michiya Sasaki, Yuki Fujimichi, Kazuo Yoshida, Toshiyasu Iwasaki

J. Radiat. Prot. Res. 2022;47(1):22-29.

Background: A comprehensive, traceable, and easy-to-understand radiation risk indicator is desired for radiological protection. The early-onset hypothesis could be used for this purpose. Materials and Methods: An indicator for early death...

Original Research

March 31, 2022

Radiation Monitoring in the Residential Environment: Time Dependencies of Air Dose Rate and ¹³⁷Cs Inventory

Kazuya Yoshimura, Shigeo Nakama, Kenso Fujiwara

J. Radiat. Prot. Res. 2022;47(1):30-38.

Background: Residential areas have some factors on the external exposure of residents, who usually spend a long time in these areas. Although various survey has been carried out by the...

Original Research

March 31, 2022

Experimental Evaluation of Scattered X-Ray Spectra due to X-Ray Therapeutic and Diagnosis Equipment for Eye Lens Dosimetry of Medical Staff

Munehiko Kowatari, Keisuke Nagamoto, Koich Nakagami, Yoshihiko Tanimura, Takashi Moritake, Naoki Kunugita

J. Radiat. Prot. Res. 2022;47(1):39-49.

Background: For proper monitoring of the eye lens dose, an appropriate calibration factor of a dosimeter and information about the mean energies of X-rays are indispensable. The scattered X-ray energy...

Technical Paper

March 31, 2022

Demonstration of the Effectiveness of Monte Carlo-Based Data Sets with the Simplified Approach for Shielding Design of a Laboratory with the Therapeutic Level Proton Beam

Bo-Lun Lai, Szu-Li Chang, Rong-Jiun Sheu

J. Radiat. Prot. Res. 2022;47(1):50-57.

Background: There are several proton therapy facilities in operation or planned in Taiwan, and these facilities are anticipated to not only treat cancer but also provide beam services to the...

Appendix

March 23, 2022

List of Recent Graduates

J. Radiat. Prot. Res. 2022;47(1):58-66.

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The Japan Health Physics Society Guideline on Dose Monitoring for the Lens of the Eye Sumi Yokoyama, Norio Tsujimura, Makoto Hashimoto, Hiroshi Yoshitomi, Masahiro Kato, Tadahiro Kurosawa, Hideo Tatsuzaki, Hiroshi Sekiguchi, Yasuhiro Koguchi, Koji Ono, et al. J. Radiat. Prot. Res. 2022;47(1):1-7. Review March 31, 2022 Full text PubReader ePub PDF	Development and Evaluation of the Utility of a Respiratory Monitoring and Visual Feedback System for Radiotherapy Using Machine Vision Technology Chul Hang Kim, Hoon Sik Choi, Ki Mun Kang, Bae Kwon Jeong, Hojin Jeong, In Bong Ha, Jin Ho Song J. Radiat. Prot. Res. 2022;47(1):8-15. Original Research March 29, 2022 Full text PubReader ePub PDF
Study of Naturally Occurring Radioactive Material Present in Deep Soil of the Malwa Region of Punjab State of India Using Low Level Background Gamma-Ray Spectrometry Alok Srivastava, Vikash Chahar, Neeraj Chauhan, Dominik Krupp, Ulrich W. Scherer J. Radiat. Prot. Res. 2022;47(1):16-21. Original Research March 31, 2022 Full text PubReader ePub PDF	Calculation of an Indicator for Early Death Using Atomic Bomb Survivors’ Data Michiya Sasaki, Yuki Fujimichi, Kazuo Yoshida, Toshiyasu Iwasaki J. Radiat. Prot. Res. 2022;47(1):22-29. Original Research March 31, 2022 Full text PubReader ePub PDF
Radiation Monitoring in the Residential Environment: Time Dependencies of Air Dose Rate and ¹³⁷Cs Inventory Kazuya Yoshimura, Shigeo Nakama, Kenso Fujiwara J. Radiat. Prot. Res. 2022;47(1):30-38. Original Research March 31, 2022 Full text PubReader ePub PDF	Experimental Evaluation of Scattered X-Ray Spectra due to X-Ray Therapeutic and Diagnosis Equipment for Eye Lens Dosimetry of Medical Staff Munehiko Kowatari, Keisuke Nagamoto, Koich Nakagami, Yoshihiko Tanimura, Takashi Moritake, Naoki Kunugita J. Radiat. Prot. Res. 2022;47(1):39-49. Original Research March 31, 2022 Full text PubReader ePub PDF
Demonstration of the Effectiveness of Monte Carlo-Based Data Sets with the Simplified Approach for Shielding Design of a Laboratory with the Therapeutic Level Proton Beam Bo-Lun Lai, Szu-Li Chang, Rong-Jiun Sheu J. Radiat. Prot. Res. 2022;47(1):50-57. Technical Paper March 31, 2022 Full text PubReader ePub PDF	List of Recent Graduates J. Radiat. Prot. Res. 2022;47(1):58-66. Appendix March 23, 2022 Full text PubReader ePub PDF