external exposure

Residents concerned on effects of thyroid doses in...
The Asahi Shimbun
Although studies have shown that most local residents were likely not exposed to cancer-causing doses of radiation from the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant, the great fear...
Fukushima residents failing to complete...
A child undergoes an external radiation exposure test at an evacuation shelter in Fukushima city, Fukushima Prefecture, on March 15, 2011. (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
Critical data is missing for two-thirds of children tested for thyroid problems in Fukushima Prefecture, because their families have failed to declare the children's...
Tokyo says WHO overestimated Fukushima disaster...
The Asahi Shimbun
The government has angrily taken issue with a May 23 report by the World Health Organization on overall levels of radiation exposure in Japan, accusing it of overestimating the ...
WHO: Radiation exposure near Fukushima plant within ...
The Asahi Shimbun
Last year's accident at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant exposed local residents to whole-body radiation doses of up to 50 millisieverts, well below the safety threshold,...
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