OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Journal of Radiological Protection is 1. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01.)

Article	Citations
Combined radiation burn injuries: A note	89
Urban working groups in the IAEA’s model testing programmes: overview from the MODARIA I and MODARIA II programmes	38
JRODOS customization for Pakistan and assessment of the consequences of a hypothetical nuclear accident	36
Political issues encouraging discrimination and prejudice associated with radiation exposure in the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant (FDNPP) incident for political purposes: a case of five former	35
Low doses of ionising radiation: definitions and contexts	31
Eye lens dosimetry: does the direction of rotation (vertical or horizontal) play a role in type testing?	29
Towards an ecological modelling approach for assessing ionizing radiation impact on wildlife populations	28
Approaches to the definition of potentially exposed groups and potentially exposed populations of biota in the context of solid radioactive waste	24
Development and inference of disability-adjusted life years attributable to prolonged radiation exposure based on the calculation method of radiation detriment	23
Radiological safety assessment for transportation of reactor pressure vessel during decommissioning of a nuclear power plant in Korea	23
Absorbed dose coefficients for pediatric differentiated thyroid cancer patients undergoing radioiodine therapy	20
Object and person tracking systems to enable extremity dosimetry in nuclear medicine using computational methods	20
Comparing the effectiveness of learning formats in radiation protection	16
The scientific basis for the use of the linear no-threshold (LNT) model at low doses and dose rates in radiological protection	16
A review of radiation doses and associated parameters in Western Australian mining operations (2020-23)	16
Comparison of shielding effects of over-glasses-type and regular eyewear in terms of occupational eye dose reduction	15
Raman spectroscopy of X-ray irradiated blood plasma: a pilot study	15
Establishment of national diagnostic reference levels for computed tomography procedures in Sri Lanka: first nationwide dose survey	14
Effective doses and risks from medical diagnostic x-ray examinations for male and female patients from childhood to old age	14
Potential harm to the skin from unfiltered krypton chloride ‘far-ultraviolet-C’ lamps, even below an occupational exposure limit	14
UK audit of variation in nuclear medicine occupational exposure calculations in 2021	14
Obituary for Wolfgang Weiss	13
Estimation of population exposure to terrestrial gamma rays in Canada	13
Reducing risks through regulatory cooperation: a review of bilateral regulatory cooperation between the Norwegian Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority and corresponding authorities in countries of t	13
Lead aprons and thyroid collars: to be, or not to be?	13

Health risks from radioactive particles on Cumbrian beaches near the Sellafield nuclear site	13
Demonstrating the use of a framework for risk-informed decisions with stakeholder engagement through case studies for NORM and nuclear legacy sites	12
Survey on the distribution of medical imaging frequencies and dose levels for CT examinations in a comprehensive hospital in Shanghai	12
Basic characteristics of Vision badge and its performance as an eye lens dosimeter for endoscopists	12
Richard Haylock and the nuclear test veterans	12
Radiation detriment calculation methodology: summary of ICRP Publication 152	11
Methodological considerations for interrupted time series analysis in radiation epidemiology: an overview	11
Eye lens dose for medical staff assisting patients during computed tomography: comparison of several types of radioprotective glasses	11
Potential risks of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease and cancer due to cumulative doses received from diagnostic CT scans?	11
Lessons being learned from the Covid-19 pandemic for radiological emergencies and vice versa: report from expert discussions	11
Radiation exposures in pregnancy, health effects and risks to the embryo/foetus—information to inform the medical management of the pregnant patient	11
Evaluation of consumer digital radon measurement devices: a comparative analysis	11
Ionizing radiation and skin cancer—a review of current evidence	10
Real-time simulation of accidental passive transport of radioactive pollutant from a proposed nuclear power plant	10
Trends and evolution in computed tomography radiation dose from 2018 and 2023: a Swiss perspective of the medical radiation exposure^*	9
Specific features of medical care provision to the population of the Techa riverside settlements	9
Assessment of the total SBO accident progression after extended shutdown of VVER-1000	9
Cardiologist’s exposure to radiation in cath lab measured with Instadose^TM dosimeter	9
A machine learning approach for correcting glow curve anomalies in CaSO₄:Dy-based TLD dosimeters used in personnel monitoring	9
Cutaneous and local radiation injuries	9
Responding to radiation accidents: what more do we need to know?	9
Review of assessment of prospective cancer risks from occupational exposure to ionising radiation (IAEA-TECDOC-1985)	8
Progress with the regulation of radiation safety during recovery and removal of spent nuclear fuel from the site for temporary storage at Andreeva Bay on the Kola Peninsula	8
Surface-clearance levels for the normal reuse of objects for 413 radionuclides	8
How much resources are reasonable to spend on radiological protection?	8
Better, broader, safer: using health data for research and analysis (the Goldacre review)	8
Chernobyl consequences are coming	8
British nuclear test veteran family trios for the study of genetic risk	8
Prevention and management of infections after exposure to ionising radiation	8
External radiation spatial distribution and safety assessment of yttrium-90 resin microsphere selective hepatic radioembolization therapy	7
Practical application of international recommendations and safety standards in the systematic planning and implementation of remediation of sites or areas with residual radioactive material	7
Methodological developments and practice in characterisation of unconventional and legacy waste	7
Synthesis of the European ALARA network 20th workshop ‘ALARA for interventional radiology and nuclear medicine’	7
Medical consequences of radiation exposure of the bronchi—what can we learn from high-dose precision radiation therapy?	7
Personal dosimetry for positron emitters, and occupational exposures from clinical use of gallium-68	7
Numerical assessment of induced electric fields in a worker’s hand with commonly used metallic implants under exposure to low frequency magnetic fields	7
Basic concepts of radiation emergency medicine	7
An analytical tool for calculating kerma-to-dose equivalent average conversion coefficients (H _p(10), H _p(3), H	7
Design and development of a detector system and software tool installed on a mobile laboratory to provide both radiological characterisation of large areas and a simple tool for localising radioactive	6
¹³¹I dose coefficients for a reference population using age-specific models	6
Estimation and sensitivity analysis of operational intervention levels for the early phase of radiological emergencies involving radioactive releases	6
Practical guidance on the assessment of radiation risks for diagnostic radiological examinations	6
A body-size-dependent series of Chinese adult standing phantoms for radiation dosimetry	6
Assessment of occupational exposure from shielded and unshielded syringes for clinically relevant positron emission tomography (PET) isotopes—a Monte Carlo approach using EGSnrc	6
Radiation dose aspects and establishment of diagnostic reference levels for ⁹⁰Y radioembolisation during angiographic procedure	6
Development of a military-specific mesh-type computational phantom library and its application to internal dosimetry and in-field radiological triage screening	6
Radiological risk assessment of outdoor ²²²Rn and ²²⁰Rn around rare earth element and uranium mines from northern Vietnam	6
Studies large and small: the Bernard Wheatley Award for 2022	6
Comparing benefit and detriment from medical diagnostic radiation exposure using disability-adjusted life years: towards quantitative justification	6
Impact of Follow-Up Record Grouping on Radiation Epidemiology Studies	6

Thorium bioassay of miners revisited	6
Conversion from dose-length product to effective dose in computed tomography venography of the lower extremities	6
Impact of shield location on staff and caregiver dose rates for I-131 radiopharmaceutical therapy patients	6
Applicability of ‘Toolkit for Safety Assessment’ tool to interventional radiology using probabilistic risk assessment techniques	6
Residential radon exposure in Astana and Aqsu, Kazakhstan	6
Development of a method to use standard hospital gamma cameras as triage whole body monitors in UK emergencies	6
Evaluation of dose distribution and shielding efficiency in portable intraoral x-ray device	6
Epidemiologic contributions to radiation risk assessment	6
Factors affecting radiographers’ use of dose-reduction measures	5
Modelling of long-term retention of high-fired plutonium oxide in the human respiratory tract: importance of scar-tissue compartments	5
Computational dose evaluation on children exposed to natural radioactivity from granitic rocks used as architectural materials	5
Corrigendum: Medical management of heavily exposed victims: an experience at the Tokaimura criticality accident (2021 J. Radiol. Prot. 41 S391)	5
Valid versus invalid radiation cancer risk assessment methods illustrated using Swiss population data	5
Book Review: The Environmental Behaviour of Uranium, IAEA Technical Reports Series No. 488	5
Survey of the publics’ preferences for communication of medical radiation risk ^*	5
Estimation and analysis of S values for ¹³¹I using paediatric mesh type reference computational phantoms	5
Reconstructed lung doses for the million person study cohort of 26,650 Tennessee Eastman corporation workers employed between 1942 and 1947	5
Monitoring of surgical staff x-ray exposure in the operating room with DosiBadge	5
Are we being prudent, precautionary, or both?	5
Radon in Finnish underground mines 2011–2019	5
The need to update NCRP 151 data for 10 MV linear accelerator bunker shielding based on new measurements and Monte Carlo simulations	5
Book review: Attribution of radiation health effects and inference of radiation risks—considerations for application of the IAEA safety standards, IAEA Safety Reports Series No. 122	5
M-FISH evaluation of chromosome aberrations to examine for historical exposure to ionising radiation due to participation at British nuclear test sites	5
Investigation of the effect of using radiation protective glasses on the photon fluence-to-dose conversion coefficients of eye substructures	5
Losing the balance in risk-benefit analysis	5
Study on the radiation detriment	5
Reflections on low-dose radiation, the misconceptions, reality and moving forward	5
Role of molecularly-cloned hematopoietic growth factors after acute high-dose radiation exposures	5
Corrigendum: Optimizing whole body computed tomography doses for paediatric trauma patients: a Swiss retrospective analysis (2022 J. Radiol. Prot. 42 021521)	5
Optimizing Ca-DTPA/Zn-DTPA therapy for internal decorporation: transitioning from intravenous to oral route with insights on safety and toxicity	5
Diagnostic reference levels in digital mammography: a systematic review	5
X-ray spectrometry for calculating conversion coefficients from air kerma to operational quantities in radiation protection	5
Reimagining exclusion zones for enabling SMR deployment in India’s nuclear future	5
In memory of Leonid Ilyin (1928–2023)	5
Medical management of heavily exposed victims: an experience at the Tokaimura criticality accident	5
Trend of locally produced food avoidance among the guardians with school children in Minamisoma City after the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant disaster	5
Radiation exposure, organ and effective dose of CT-guided liver biopsy as a function of lesion depth and size	5
Special issues and computational techniques: the Bernard Wheatley Award for 2021	5
On the value and costs of protective actions in a nuclear emergency	5
Keeping the ICRP recommendations fit for purpose	5
Influence of tube and patient positioning in thoracoabdominal CT examinations on radiation exposure–towards a better patient positioning	5
Tritium dispersion analysis using HotSpot code: a comparative study across reactor types and environmental conditions	5
Variations in size-specific effective dose with patient stature and beam width for kV cone beam CT imaging in radiotherapy	5
Radiation risks of lymphoma and multiple myeloma incidence in the updated NRRW-3 cohort in the UK: 1955–2011	5
Trajectory and factors of radiation risk perception of students aged 10–12 years at the time of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station accident	4
A highly scalable and autonomous spectroscopic radiation mapping system with resilient IoT detector units for dosimetry, safety and security	4
Investigating the impact of new dosimetric quantities recommended by ICRU 95 on the OSLD individual monitoring system at OAP, Thailand	4
RadField3D: a data generator and data format for deep learning in radiation-protection dosimetry for medical applications	4
Radiation protection education using virtual reality for the visualisation of scattered distributions during radiological examinations	4
A simulation system of radiation field and its detection for nuclear and radiological emergency preparedness and response training	4
How direct measurements of worker eyes with a Scheimpflug camera can affect lensdose coefficients in interventional radiology	4
Spectrometry of pulsed photon radiation	4
Distribution of radon in large workplaces: an analysis performed on radon levels measured in UK schools	4
Corrigendum: Analysis of radon mitigation methods: 10-year review (2024 J. Radiol. Prot. 44 031503)	4
What about the workers?	4
Report from the IRPA task group on awareness of tissue reactions in the eye lens, cardiovascular system and skin	4
Approaches to harmonize mortality data sets in three diverse radiation worker cohorts	4
Air kerma reference field with high energy photons using a 15 MeV electron beam from a clinical linear accelerator	4
The acute radiation syndrome—need for updated medical guidelines	4
Resilience after a nuclear accident: readiness in using mobile phone applications to measure radiation and health indicators in various groups (SHAMISEN SINGS project)	4
Transfer functions for Q_A /Q_B international regulatory limits for the safe transport of radioactive materials	4
Chronic inflammation in a radium dial painter cohort: elevated neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio and radiation-induced hearing loss	4
Introduction and evaluation of size-specific DLP for radiation dose estimation in CT examinations	4
Efficacy of radiation attenuating caps in reducing radiation doses received at the cerebral level in interventional physicians: a systematic review	4
The LNT risk model and radiological protection	4
Artificial intelligence model GPT4 narrowly fails simulated radiological protection exam	4
Modelling the atmospheric dispersion of radiotracers in small-scale, controlled detonations: validation of dispersion models using field test data	4
Mathematical solutions in internal dose assessment: A comparison of Python-based differential equation solvers in biokinetic modeling	4
Assessing radiation risk perception by means of a European stakeholder survey	4
Reflection on the proposed changes to dose quantities—an industrial perspective	4
Management and regulatory supervision of legacy sites and radioactively contaminated lands in Republic of Kazakhstan	4
Mathematical complexities in radionuclide metabolic modelling: a review of ordinary differential equation kinetics solvers in biokinetic modelling	3
Monte Carlo modelling of an x-ray chamber for providing inactivation exposures to viruses	3
Neutron dose coefficients for the lens of the eye	3
Mesenchymal stromal cells in the regeneration of radiation-induced organ sequelae: will they make the difference?	3
Factors affecting dose-length product of computed tomography component in whole-body positron emission tomography/computed tomography	3
How often does it happen? A review of unintended, unnecessary and unavoidable high-dose radiation exposures	3
Fundamental study on diagnostic reference level quantities for endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography using a C-arm fluoroscopy system	3
Thorium ore dust research applicable to mineral sands industry workers	3
National survey to update the diagnostic reference levels in interventional radiology procedures in Italy: working methodology	3

Optimising whole body computed tomography doses for paediatric trauma patients: a Swiss retrospective analysis	3
A survey of patient contact shielding in dental teaching hospitals in the UK	3
Conversion coefficients from total air kerma to the newly proposed ICRU/ICRP operational quantities for radiation protection for photon reference radiation qualities	3
Plant based radioprotectors as an adjunct to radiotherapy: advantages and limitations	3
Predicting individuals’ preventive practices against Radon indoor exposure in Saudi Arabia: a cross sectional study	3
The influence of building material structure on radon emanation	3
Accumulation of radio-iron and plutonium, alone and in combination, in Pseudomonas putida grown in liquid cultures	3
Consideration of the conversion factor from air dose rates to individual external dose per hour after the Fukushima accident—individual external dose measurements of a TEPCO employee in Fukushima pref	3
Relevance of radon progeny measurements for the assessment of inhalation doses in groundwater utilities	3
Characterization of OSL dosimeters used at the ELI-beamlines laser-driven accelerator facility	3
Key outcome summaries of the scientific programme of the IRPA15 congress	3
Re-calculation of air kerma to dose-equivalent conversion coefficients for mono-energetic photons	3
Occupational doses in interventional angiography after radiological protection training and use of a real-time direct display dosimeter	3
Occupational skin dose from radionuclide contamination: one country’s approach at standardising skin dose estimates using Varskin+	3
Designing an improved model of the adult female ICRP reference phantom dedicated to mammography procedure	3
Radiological study of a wastewater treatment plant associated with radioiodine therapy at a hospital in West Java, Indonesia	3
A review of radiation doses and associated parameters in Western Australian mining operations (2018–20)	3
ALARA in practice—4 decades of radiological protection at Goesgen NPP	3
Scientific consensus views are useful, but dangerous, without a code of ethics	3
The role of empathy in ethics of radiological protection	3
Radiation protection in a cohort of healthcare workers: knowledge, attitude, practices, feelings and IR-exposure in French hospitals	3
Evaluation of Radiation Doses and the Impact of Operator Variability on Radiation Exposure in Fluoroscopy-Guided Procedures: Insights from Sri Lanka	3
Radiation detriment and effective dose due to exposure to radon	3
A practitioners view on the ICRP review of the system of radiological protection—feedback from SRP 2023 workshop	3
Comparison of radiation-related cancer risk against baseline cancer rates in 33 countries using disability-adjusted life years (DALYs), lifetime incidence risk and lifetime mortality risks	3
Surface degradation of laminated metal ²²⁶Ra foils used in school sealed sources in the UK	3
Bounding uncertainties around the conceptual representation of species in radiological assessment in the context of routine atmospheric release	3
Typical doses and typical values for fluoroscopic diagnostic and interventional procedures	3
Finger doses due to ⁶⁸Ga-labelled pharmaceuticals in PET departments—results of a multi-centre pilot study	3
Dose quantities for measurement and comparison of doses to individual patients in computed tomography (CT)	3
Review of engagement activities to promote awareness of radiation and its associated risk amongst the Japanese public before and after the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant accident	3
Improving a regional project on diagnostic reference levels for interventional procedures (OPRIPALC) with the support of a dose management system for the protection of patients and staff	3
Harmonization of practice of release of patients after radiopharmaceutical therapy	3
In situ gamma spectrometry using a portable HPGe detector. Radiological characterisation and environmental surveillance around an operating nuclear power plant. Possibilities and limits.	3
Estimation of occupational radiation doses in neuroendovascular procedures	3
Nonsinusoidal in situ electric field caused by magnetic deactivator device for EAS labels—assessment of field strength inside a detailed anatomical hand model	3
Validating the application of the revised ICRP’s biokinetic models for organic ¹⁴C and organically bound tritium to members of the public	3
Radioactive hot-spot localisation and identification using deep learning	3
Study on concrete activation characteristics and safety management strategies for 30 MeV medical cyclotrons	3
The need to review low-dose decision-making in radiation protection	2
Simplified approach to estimation of organ absorbed doses for patients undergoing abdomen and pelvis CT examination	2
Review of the 2024 NEA report: practical guidance for mental health and psychosocial support in radiological and nuclear emergencies	2
A biokinetic model for systemic sodium	2
CDMAM in digital mammography: contrast threshold measurements, achievable values and relation with dose	2
Redistribution of radionuclides in wall material and its effects on the room dose rate	2
Clinical image quality assessment and mean glandular dose for full field digital mammography	2
On the operational quantity for eye lens neutron dosimetry considering ICRU 95 report	2
Internal exposure control measures during heat exchanger replacement in thermosyphon evaporators: a case study on radiation protection during decommissioning	2
Transseptal versus retrograde approach for ablation of left-sided accessory pathways: impact on radiation exposure	2
Head and abdomen CT exposures in Portugal	2
Usefulness of a lead-acrylic shield for reducing lens dose of assistant in x-ray CT examination	2
Digital phantom versus individualized radiation dosimetry in CT examination protocols of children and adults	2
The establishment of national diagnostic reference levels for adult SPECT-CT in Saudi Arabia	2
Application of ALARP cost-benefit analysis to hospital-based radiation protection	2
Distribution of plutonium and radium in the human heart	2
Evaluation of radiation dose to the lens in interventional cardiology physicians before and after dose limit regulation changes	2
National and local diagnostic reference levels for adult ¹⁸F-FDG and CT in Jordanian PET/CT: findings and implications in practice	2
Radiation exposure in augmented fluoroscopic bronchoscopy procedures: a comprehensive analysis for patients and physicians	2
Obituary for Professor Peter Cole	2
Eye-lens dose rate conversion factors due to hot particles and surface contaminations on the cornea	2
A strategy for achieving optimisation of radiological protection in digital radiology proposed by ICRP	2
Chronic bronchitis and bronchial asthma: the impact of chronic occupational radiation exposure on incidence and mortality of Mayak nuclear workers	2
Monte Carlo modelling of cyclotron and radioisotope center (CYRIC) at Tohoku University: a radiation protection study	2
Use of secondary air kerma from dose area product and fluoroscopy time for preventive effective dose estimation in interventional radiology procedures for staff	2
Impact of new operational dosimetric quantities on individual monitoring services	2
Assessment of occupational dose reduction with the use of a floor mounted mobile lead radiation protection shield	2
Reanalysis of cancer mortality using reconstructed organ-absorbed dose: J-EPISODE 1991‒2010	2
High-dose radiation exposure and hypothyroidism: aetiology, prevention and replacement therapy	2
Practical guidelines for personal monitoring and estimation of effective dose and dose to the lens of the eye in interventional procedures	2
Extended analysis of solid cancer incidence among nuclear industry workers in the UK 1955–2011: comparison of workers first hired in earlier and later periods	2
From Epidemiology to Education: The Bernard Wheatley Award for 2024	2
Reliable information for the public in case of a radiological emergency	2
Basis for the ICRP’s updated biokinetic model for systemic astatine	2
Indoor radon survey in Whitehorse, Canada, and dose assessment	2
Nationwide survey on radiation doses received by patients in nuclear medicine imaging procedures	2
Reconstructive dosimetry and radiation dose evaluation of workers and public due to a Brazilian radiological accident in industrial radiography	2
Methods of improving brain dose estimates for internally deposited radionuclides ^*	2
Quantitative evaluation of conservatism in the concept of committed dose from internal exposure for radiation workers	2
Variability of indoor radon concentration in UK homes	2
Experimental validation of proton physics models of Geant4 for calculating stopping power ratio	2
Cancer in nuclear test veterans	2
A Gaussian-plume based Monte Carlo method for calculating radiation dose in the near field of buildings	2
Evaluation of risks of cardiovascular disease from radiation exposure linked to computed tomography scans in the UK	2
Update: History of radiation detriment and its calculation methodology used in ICRP Publication 103 (2019 J. Radiol. Prot. 39 R19−R35)	2
Radiation safety of current European practices of therapeutic nuclear medicine: survey results from 20 HERCA countries	2
Construction of tetrahedral mesh phantom for Chinese women of childbearing age	2
Reassessing lead protective garment assessment using ICRP 103 tissue weighting factors	2
Medical staff dose estimation during pediatric cardiac interventional procedures	2
Conversion coefficients from absorbed dose to tissue to the newly proposed ICRU/ICRP operational quantities for radiation protection for beta reference radiation qualities	2
Characteristic evaluation of a simple hand-made semiconductor dosimeter for mammography	2
Book Review: Farr’s physics for medical imaging (3rd edition)	2
Dose reference level based on size-specific dose estimate (SSDE) and feasibility of deriving effective body diameter using tube current and time product (mAs) for adult chest and abdomen computed tomo	2
New operational dose quantity ambient dose H* in the context of galactic cosmic radiation in aviation	2
Impact of humidity and flowrate on the thoron measurement sensitivity of electrostatic radon monitors	2
Review of extremity dosimetry in nuclear medicine	1