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 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01.)

Article	Citations
Combined radiation burn injuries: A note	41
Eye lens dosimetry: does the direction of rotation (vertical or horizontal) play a role in type testing?	40
Low doses of ionising radiation: definitions and contexts	32
Radiological safety assessment for transportation of reactor pressure vessel during decommissioning of a nuclear power plant in Korea	27
Absorbed dose coefficients for pediatric differentiated thyroid cancer patients undergoing radioiodine therapy	22
Approaches to the definition of potentially exposed groups and potentially exposed populations of biota in the context of solid radioactive waste	21
Urban working groups in the IAEA’s model testing programmes: overview from the MODARIA I and MODARIA II programmes	19
Object and person tracking systems to enable extremity dosimetry in nuclear medicine using computational methods	19
JRODOS customization for Pakistan and assessment of the consequences of a hypothetical nuclear accident	17
Towards an ecological modelling approach for assessing ionizing radiation impact on wildlife populations	16
Development and inference of disability-adjusted life years attributable to prolonged radiation exposure based on the calculation method of radiation detriment	16
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	16
The scientific basis for the use of the linear no-threshold (LNT) model at low doses and dose rates in radiological protection	16
Regulation the medical uses of ionising radiation during the full-scale Russian invasion to Ukraine	16
Estimation of population exposure to terrestrial gamma rays in Canada	15
Potential harm to the skin from unfiltered krypton chloride ‘far-ultraviolet-C’ lamps, even below an occupational exposure limit	15
UK audit of variation in nuclear medicine occupational exposure calculations in 2021	15
Establishment of national diagnostic reference levels for computed tomography procedures in Sri Lanka: first nationwide dose survey	14
Raman spectroscopy of x-ray irradiated blood plasma: a pilot study	14
Proposal and validation of weighting factors for the weighted computed tomography dose index in dual-energy computed tomography	13
Health risks from radioactive particles on Cumbrian beaches near the Sellafield nuclear site	13
Comparison of shielding effects of over-glasses-type and regular eyewear in terms of occupational eye dose reduction	13
Lead aprons and thyroid collars: to be, or not to be?	13
Richard Haylock and the nuclear test veterans	12
A review of radiation doses and associated parameters in Western Australian mining operations (2020-23)	12

Effective doses and risks from medical diagnostic x-ray examinations for male and female patients from childhood to old age	12
Regional diagnostic reference levels in paediatric interventional cardiology in Latin America and the Caribbean countries	11
Survey on the distribution of medical imaging frequencies and dose levels for CT examinations in a comprehensive hospital in Shanghai	11
Jan Olof Snihs (1932–2025)	11
Evaluation of lead equivalence and integrity of personal radiation protective equipment using multiple imaging modalities	11
Basic characteristics of Vision badge and its performance as an eye lens dosimeter for endoscopists	11
Eye lens dose for medical staff assisting patients during computed tomography: comparison of several types of radioprotective glasses	10
Eye lens dose and shielding efficacy of radiation-protective eyewear in C-arm–guided cervical and lumbar epidural blocks: a phantom study	10
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	10
Lessons being learned from the Covid-19 pandemic for radiological emergencies and vice versa: report from expert discussions	10
Trends and evolution in computed tomography radiation dose from 2018 and 2023: a Swiss perspective of the medical radiation exposure^*	9
Demonstrating the use of a framework for risk-informed decisions with stakeholder engagement through case studies for NORM and nuclear legacy sites	9
Cardiologist’s exposure to radiation in cath lab measured with Instadose^TM dosimeter	9
Assessment of the total SBO accident progression after extended shutdown of VVER-1000	9
Radiation detriment calculation methodology: summary of ICRP Publication 152	9
Ionizing radiation and skin cancer—a review of current evidence	8
Cutaneous and local radiation injuries	8
Responding to radiation accidents: what more do we need to know?	8
Evaluation of consumer digital radon measurement devices: a comparative analysis	8
A machine learning approach for correcting glow curve anomalies in CaSO₄:Dy-based TLD dosimeters used in personnel monitoring	8
Surface-clearance levels for the normal reuse of objects for 413 radionuclides	7
How much resources are reasonable to spend on radiological protection?	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
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	7
Epidemiologic contributions to radiation risk assessment	7
Twenty-first annual Warren K. Sinclair keynote address: challenges faced by studies of nuclear industry workers ^*	7
Synthesis of the European ALARA network 20th workshop ‘ALARA for interventional radiology and nuclear medicine’	7
External radiation spatial distribution and safety assessment of yttrium-90 resin microsphere selective hepatic radioembolisation therapy	7
Thorium bioassay of miners revisited	7
British nuclear test veteran family trios for the study of genetic risk	7
Review of assessment of prospective cancer risks from occupational exposure to ionising radiation (IAEA-TECDOC-1985)	7
An analytical tool for calculating kerma-to-dose equivalent average conversion coefficients (H _p(10), H _p(3), H	7
Comparing benefit and detriment from medical diagnostic radiation exposure using disability-adjusted life years: towards quantitative justification	6
Development of a method to use standard hospital gamma cameras as triage whole body monitors in UK emergencies	6
Better, broader, safer: using health data for research and analysis (the Goldacre review)	6
An efficient point Kernel method for rapid dose evaluation in dynamic virtual environment	6
Conversion from dose-length product to effective dose in computed tomography venography of the lower extremities	6
Influence of tube and patient positioning in thoracoabdominal CT examinations on radiation exposure–towards a better patient positioning	6
Long-term impact of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant disaster on confidence in giving birth or caring for a child: a stratified analysis by family structure and prefecture	6
Development of a military-specific mesh-type computational phantom library and its application to internal dosimetry and in-field radiological triage screening	6
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
Practical guidance on the assessment of radiation risks for diagnostic radiological examinations	6
Personal dosimetry for positron emitters, and occupational exposures from clinical use of gallium-68	6
A body-size-dependent series of Chinese adult standing phantoms for radiation dosimetry	6
Variations in size-specific effective dose with patient stature and beam width for kV cone beam CT imaging in radiotherapy	6
X-ray spectrometry for calculating conversion coefficients from air kerma to operational quantities in radiation protection	6
Impact of shield location on staff and caregiver dose rates for I-131 radiopharmaceutical therapy patients	6
¹³¹I dose coefficients for a reference population using age-specific models	6
Evaluation of dose distribution and shielding efficiency in portable intraoral x-ray device	6
Methodological developments and practice in characterisation of unconventional and legacy waste	6

Practical application of international recommendations and safety standards in the systematic planning and implementation of remediation of sites or areas with residual radioactive material	6
Chernobyl consequences are coming	6
Impact of follow-up record grouping on radiation epidemiology studies	6
Monitoring of surgical staff x-ray exposure in the operating room with DosiBadge	6
Radiation dose aspects and establishment of diagnostic reference levels for ⁹⁰Y radioembolisation during angiographic procedure	6
Radiation exposure, organ and effective dose of CT-guided liver biopsy as a function of lesion depth and size	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
Optimizing Ca-DTPA/Zn-DTPA therapy for internal decorporation: transitioning from intravenous to oral route with insights on safety and toxicity	5
Studies large and small: the Bernard Wheatley Award for 2022	5
Radiological risk assessment of outdoor ²²²Rn and ²²⁰Rn around rare earth element and uranium mines from northern Vietnam	5
Are we being prudent, precautionary, or both?	5
Book Review: The Environmental Behaviour of Uranium, IAEA Technical Reports Series No. 488	5
Radiation risks of lymphoma and multiple myeloma incidence in the updated NRRW-3 cohort in the UK: 1955–2011	5
Benchmarking point-kernel method against Monte Carlo simulations for an ALARA case study in occupational radiation protection	5
Reconstructed lung doses for the million person study cohort of 26,650 Tennessee Eastman corporation workers employed between 1942 and 1947	5
Study on the effect of body size on ²⁴ Na activity-based neutron dose assessment	5
Applicability of ‘Toolkit for Safety Assessment’ tool to interventional radiology using probabilistic risk assessment techniques	5
Residential radon exposure in Astana and Aqsu, Kazakhstan	5
Estimation and analysis of S values for ¹³¹I using paediatric mesh type reference computational phantoms	5
Survey of the publics’ preferences for communication of medical radiation risk ^*	5
Diagnostic reference levels in digital mammography: a systematic review	5
Study on the radiation detriment	5
Estimation and sensitivity analysis of operational intervention levels for the early phase of radiological emergencies involving radioactive releases	5
Tritium dispersion analysis using HotSpot code: a comparative study across reactor types and environmental conditions	5
Corrigendum: Optimizing whole body computed tomography doses for paediatric trauma patients: a Swiss retrospective analysis (2022 J. Radiol. Prot. 42 021521)	5
On the value and costs of protective actions in a nuclear emergency	5
Artificial intelligence model GPT4 narrowly fails simulated radiological protection exam	4
RadField3D: a data generator and data format for deep learning in radiation-protection dosimetry for medical applications	4
A highly scalable and autonomous spectroscopic radiation mapping system with resilient IoT detector units for dosimetry, safety and security	4
Corrigendum: Analysis of radon mitigation methods: 10-year review (2024 J. Radiol. Prot. 44 031503)	4
In memory of Leonid Ilyin (1928–2023)	4
Air kerma reference field with high energy photons using a 15 MeV electron beam from a clinical linear accelerator	4
Special issues and computational techniques: the Bernard Wheatley Award for 2021	4
M-FISH evaluation of chromosome aberrations to examine for historical exposure to ionising radiation due to participation at British nuclear test sites	4
Losing the balance in risk-benefit analysis	4
Preventing tissue reactions: a review of the ICRP approach	4
Mathematical solutions in internal dose assessment: A comparison of Python-based differential equation solvers in biokinetic modeling	4
Investigating the impact of new dosimetric quantities recommended by ICRU 95 on the OSLD individual monitoring system at OAP, Thailand	4
Simulation of the distribution of radioactive materials in urban areas—radiation protection perspectives based on local conditions and the Swedish legal framework	4
Efficacy of radiation attenuating caps in reducing radiation doses received at the cerebral level in interventional physicians: a systematic review	4
Approaches to harmonize mortality data sets in three diverse radiation worker cohorts	4
A simulation system of radiation field and its detection for nuclear and radiological emergency preparedness and response training	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
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	4
Reimagining exclusion zones for enabling SMR deployment in India’s nuclear future	4
The acute radiation syndrome—need for updated medical guidelines	4
Report from the IRPA task group on awareness of tissue reactions in the eye lens, cardiovascular system and skin	4
Chronic inflammation in a radium dial painter cohort: elevated neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio and radiation-induced hearing loss	4
Modelling the atmospheric dispersion of radiotracers in small-scale, controlled detonations: validation of dispersion models using field test data	4
Distribution of radon in large workplaces: an analysis performed on radon levels measured in UK schools	4
What about the workers?	4
The LNT risk model and radiological protection	4
Spectrometry of pulsed photon radiation	4
Integrated experimental and FLUKA simulation for enhanced radiation safety in open-ceiling radiographic testing facilities	4
Computational dose evaluation on children exposed to natural radioactivity from granitic rocks used as architectural materials	4
Factors affecting radiographers’ use of dose-reduction measures	4
Corrigendum: Medical management of heavily exposed victims: an experience at the Tokaimura criticality accident (2021 J. Radiol. Prot. 41 S391)	4
Transfer functions for Q_A /Q_B international regulatory limits for the safe transport of radioactive materials	4
A review of radiation doses and associated parameters in Western Australian mining operations (2018–20)	3
Neudep: a GPU-based Monte Carlo transport program, coupling full physical reaction models of neutrons, photons, electrons/positrons	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
Bounding uncertainties around the conceptual representation of species in radiological assessment in the context of routine atmospheric release	3
Re-calculation of air kerma to dose-equivalent conversion coefficients for mono-energetic photons	3
Reconstructing strontium-90 intake in beagles using neural networks: a data-driven assessment of historical inhalation records	3
Optimising whole body computed tomography doses for paediatric trauma patients: a Swiss retrospective analysis	3
Harmonization of practice of release of patients after radiopharmaceutical therapy	3
Study on concrete activation characteristics and safety management strategies for 30 MeV medical cyclotrons	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
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
A survey of patient contact shielding in dental teaching hospitals in the UK	3
Validating the application of the revised ICRP’s biokinetic models for organic ¹⁴C and organically bound tritium to members of the public	3
National survey to update the diagnostic reference levels in interventional radiology procedures in Italy: working methodology	3
The influence of building material structure on radon emanation	3
The role of empathy in ethics of radiological protection	3
Radiation detriment and effective dose due to exposure to radon	3
Influence of reference baselines on size-specific dose estimate (SSDE) in head CT examinations	3
Thorium ore dust research applicable to mineral sands industry workers	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
Mesenchymal stromal cells in the regeneration of radiation-induced organ sequelae: will they make the difference?	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

Fundamental study on diagnostic reference level quantities for endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography using a C-arm fluoroscopy system	3
Occupational doses in interventional angiography after radiological protection training and use of a real-time direct display dosimeter	3
Conversion coefficients from total air kerma to the newly proposed ICRU/ICRP operational quantities for radiation protection for photon reference radiation qualities	3
Radiological study of a wastewater treatment plant associated with radioiodine therapy at a hospital in West Java, Indonesia	3
Designing an improved model of the adult female ICRP reference phantom dedicated to mammography procedure	3
Introduction and evaluation of size-specific DLP for radiation dose estimation in CT examinations	3
Finger doses due to ⁶⁸Ga-labelled pharmaceuticals in PET departments—results of a multi-centre pilot study	3
Integrated iodine biokinetic models for pregnancy and lactation based on the ICRP reference adult model	3
Scientific consensus views are useful, but dangerous, without a code of ethics	3
Occupational skin dose from radionuclide contamination: one country’s approach at standardising skin dose estimates using Varskin+	3
Plant based radioprotectors as an adjunct to radiotherapy: advantages and limitations	3
Public perceptions of radioactively contaminated waste resulting from environmental decontamination efforts after a large nuclear accident: a comparison with high-level radioactive waste and industria	2
Review of the 2024 NEA report: practical guidance for mental health and psychosocial support in radiological and nuclear emergencies	2
Evaluation of radiation doses and the impact of operator variability on radiation exposure in fluoroscopy-guided procedures: insights from Sri Lanka	2
Radiation exposure in augmented fluoroscopic bronchoscopy procedures: a comprehensive analysis for patients and physicians	2
Radiation protection in a cohort of healthcare workers: knowledge, attitude, practices, feelings and IR-exposure in French hospitals	2
Transseptal versus retrograde approach for ablation of left-sided accessory pathways: impact on radiation exposure	2
Usefulness of a lead-acrylic shield for reducing lens dose of assistant in x-ray CT examination	2
Obituary for Professor Peter Cole	2
Evaluation of radiation dose to the lens in interventional cardiology physicians before and after dose limit regulation changes	2
Reliable information for the public in case of a radiological emergency	2
From Epidemiology to Education: The Bernard Wheatley Award for 2024	2
Distribution of plutonium and radium in the human heart	2
Construction of tetrahedral mesh phantom for Chinese women of childbearing age	2
Medical staff dose estimation during pediatric cardiac interventional procedures	2
Establishment of national diagnostic reference levels for digital mammography in Nepal	2
Typical doses and typical values for fluoroscopic diagnostic and interventional procedures	2
Radioactive hot-spot localisation and identification using deep learning	2
Surface degradation of laminated metal ²²⁶Ra foils used in school sealed sources in the UK	2
National and local diagnostic reference levels for adult ¹⁸F-FDG and CT in Jordanian PET/CT: findings and implications in practice	2
Outcome summary of the scientific program of the 16th IRPA Congress	2
Chronic bronchitis and bronchial asthma: the impact of chronic occupational radiation exposure on incidence and mortality of Mayak nuclear workers	2
Relevance of radon progeny measurements for the assessment of inhalation doses in groundwater utilities	2
Cancer in nuclear test veterans	2
Application of ALARP cost-benefit analysis to hospital-based radiation protection	2
On the operational quantity for eye lens neutron dosimetry considering ICRU 95 report	2
Reassessing lead protective garment assessment using ICRP 103 tissue weighting factors	2
Reanalysis of cancer mortality using reconstructed organ-absorbed dose: J-EPISODE 1991‒2010	2
Preparedness and ethical challenges of Czech Fire Rescue Service in radiological response operations	2
Book Review: Farr’s physics for medical imaging (3rd edition)	2
Examining sheltering-in-place operations in radiation protection facilities under compound disaster scenarios: a case study from the 2024 Noto Peninsula Earthquake	2
A Gaussian-plume based Monte Carlo method for calculating radiation dose in the near field of buildings	2
Reconstructive dosimetry and radiation dose evaluation of workers and public due to a Brazilian radiological accident in industrial radiography	2
Assessment of occupational dose reduction with the use of a floor mounted mobile lead radiation protection shield	2
Monte Carlo modelling of cyclotron and radioisotope center (CYRIC) at Tohoku University: a radiation protection study	2
Basis for the ICRP’s updated biokinetic model for systemic astatine	2
Predicting individuals’ preventive practices against Radon indoor exposure in Saudi Arabia: a cross sectional study	2
Factors affecting dose-length product of computed tomography component in whole-body positron emission tomography/computed tomography	2
Radiation safety of current European practices of therapeutic nuclear medicine: survey results from 20 HERCA countries	2
Mathematical complexities in radionuclide metabolic modelling: a review of ordinary differential equation kinetics solvers in biokinetic modelling	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
A practitioners view on the ICRP review of the system of radiological protection—feedback from SRP 2023 workshop	2
The need to review low-dose decision-making in radiation protection	2
Performance of UAV-based airborne gamma-ray spectrometry for wide-area radiation monitoring of contaminated sites	2
Redistribution of radionuclides in wall material and its effects on the room dose rate	2
Internal exposure control measures during heat exchanger replacement in thermosyphon evaporators: a case study on radiation protection during decommissioning	2
Woman with young children in Fukushima after the nuclear accident: an analysis of their role in the social context	2
Indoor radon survey in Whitehorse, Canada, and dose assessment	2
Clinical image quality assessment and mean glandular dose for full field digital mammography	2
Digital phantom versus individualised radiation dosimetry in CT examination protocols for children and adults	2
Nationwide survey on radiation doses received by patients in nuclear medicine imaging 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
Evaluation of risks of cardiovascular disease from radiation exposure linked to computed tomography scans in the UK	2
Impact of humidity and flowrate on the thoron measurement sensitivity of electrostatic radon monitors	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
Comparison of mortality patterns after the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant radiation disaster and during the COVID-19 pandemic	1
Detection of actinides in wound swabs by the measurement of spontaneously emitted characteristic x-rays	1
An approach to dual-energy contrast-enhanced spectral mammography (DE-CESM) using a double layer filter: dosimetric and image quality assessment	1
Evaluation of effective and equivalent dose derived from veterinary radiology applications using the Monte Carlo method	1
The vital role of radiation protection research in Europe’s future: a PIANOFORTE white paper	1
Symposium on disaster-related deaths after the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant accident	1
Proposed DRLs for mammography in Switzerland	1
Radiation information, protection and awareness of healthcare professionals in terms of occupational health and safety: a two–center survey study	1
Cavity ionization chamber responses in the JAEA and the NMIJ high-energy photon reference fields for radiation protection	1
Temporal changes in cumulative mortality risks of cancer, by occupation, in the working population of Japan from 1995 to 2020: a benchmark for radiation risk comparison	1
Expanding the radiation monitoring network as an effective approach to reducing uncertainties in emergency response preparedness during armed conflict	1
Science as the foundation for decision-making: China’s ambivalent response to Fukushima’s tritium water discharge	1
Current status of eye-lens dosimetry in Canada	1
How much should we be concerned about cumulative effective doses in medical imaging?	1
Calculation of quality factors for space radiation at low Earth orbit: Monte Carlo-based microdosimetric approach	1
Analysis of radon mitigation methods: 10-year review	1
Eye lens dose in spine surgeons during myelography procedures: a dosimetry study	1
Impact of the incorrect use of lead drapes on staff and patient doses in interventional radiology	1
Assessing radiation exposure of fingers of PET/CT technologists during ¹⁸F-FDG procedures using active extremity dosimeters: a single-center study	1
Ensuring robust radiological risk assessment for wildlife: insights from the International Atomic Energy Agency EMRAS and MODARIA programmes	1
The impact of body mass index on patient radiation dose in general radiography	1
Visual impression and texture analysis of advanced modeled iterative reconstruction (ADMIRE): improved assessment of image quality in CT for better estimation of dose reduction potential	1
Reconstructing Hanford worker external doses from photons for epidemiology	1
An age- and sex-specific biokinetic model for radon ^*	1
Essentials of the system of radiological protection	1
Update: History of radiation detriment and its calculation methodology used in ICRP Publication 103 (2019 J. Radiol. Prot. 39 R19−R35)	1
Towards the establishment of national diagnostic reference levels for chest x-ray examinations in Sri Lanka: a multi-centric study	1
Application of decision support systems to deliver targeted remediation of rural settlements several decades after the Chernobyl accident	1
Pre- and post-accident environmental transfer of radionuclides in Japan: lessons learned in the IAEA MODARIA II programme	1
Corrigendum: Epidemiologic contributions to radiation risk assessment (2025 J. Radiol. Prot. 45 031507)	1