OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Journal of Radiological Protection is 4. 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 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Combined radiation burn injuries: A note	84
Urban working groups in the IAEA’s model testing programmes: overview from the MODARIA I and MODARIA II programmes	34
JRODOS customization for Pakistan and assessment of the consequences of a hypothetical nuclear accident	30
Radiological safety assessment for transportation of reactor pressure vessel during decommissioning of a nuclear power plant in Korea	29
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	26
Wire mesh capped DRPS based bronchial dosimeter for personal inhalation dosimetry due to radon progeny	26
Towards an ecological modelling approach for assessing ionizing radiation impact on wildlife populations	26
Approaches to the definition of potentially exposed groups and potentially exposed populations of biota in the context of solid radioactive waste	26
Low doses of ionising radiation: definitions and contexts	23
A European perspective on dental cone beam computed tomography systems with a focus on optimisation utilising diagnostic reference levels	22
Eye lens dosimetry: does the direction of rotation (vertical or horizontal) play a role in type testing?	21
The scientific basis for the use of the linear no-threshold (LNT) model at low doses and dose rates in radiological protection	19
Mitigation of radiation exposure during surgical hepatectomy after yttrium-90 radioembolization	19
Absorbed dose coefficients for pediatric differentiated thyroid cancer patients undergoing radioiodine therapy	19
Object and person tracking systems to enable extremity dosimetry in nuclear medicine using computational methods	17
Estimation of population exposure to terrestrial gamma rays in Canada	15
Occupational eye lens dose in endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography using a dedicated eye lens dosimeter	15
A review of radiation doses and associated parameters in Western Australian mining operations (2020-23)	15
Lead aprons and thyroid collars: to be, or not to be?	15
Establishment of national diagnostic reference levels for computed tomography procedures in Sri Lanka: first nationwide dose survey	14
Health risks from radioactive particles on Cumbrian beaches near the Sellafield nuclear site	14
System understanding as a scientific foundation in radioactive waste disposal, legacy site and decommissioning programmes	14
Comparison of shielding effects of over-glasses-type and regular eyewear in terms of occupational eye dose reduction	13
UK audit of variation in nuclear medicine occupational exposure calculations in 2021	13
Potential harm to the skin from unfiltered krypton chloride ‘far-ultraviolet-C’ lamps, even below an occupational exposure limit	13

A study of dose indicators during intra-arterial catheter implantation for liver chemotherapy	13
Effective doses and risks from medical diagnostic x-ray examinations for male and female patients from childhood to old age	12
Comparing the effectiveness of learning formats in radiation protection	12
Potential risks of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease and cancer due to cumulative doses received from diagnostic CT scans?	12
Eye lens dose for medical staff assisting patients during computed tomography: comparison of several types of radioprotective glasses	11
Radiation detriment calculation methodology: summary of ICRP Publication 152	11
Obituary for Wolfgang Weiss	11
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	11
Radiation exposures in pregnancy, health effects and risks to the embryo/foetus—information to inform the medical management of the pregnant patient	11
Richard Haylock and the nuclear test veterans	10
Demonstrating the use of a framework for risk-informed decisions with stakeholder engagement through case studies for NORM and nuclear legacy sites	10
Lessons being learned from the Covid-19 pandemic for radiological emergencies and vice versa: report from expert discussions	10
Why is radiological protection different in medicine? Sievert Memorial Lecture	10
Methodological considerations for interrupted time series analysis in radiation epidemiology: an overview	10
Survey on the distribution of medical imaging frequencies and dose levels for CT examinations in a comprehensive hospital in Shanghai	10
Lung cancer risk and effective dose coefficients for radon: UNSCEAR review and ICRP conclusions	10
Basic characteristics of Vision badge and its performance as an eye lens dosimeter for endoscopists	10
Cardiologist’s exposure to radiation in cath lab measured with Instadose^TM dosimeter	9
Radioecological consequences of radioactive releases due to weapons-grade plutonium production at the ‘Mayak’ facility in the Russian Federation	9
Evaluation of consumer digital radon measurement devices: a comparative analysis	9
Real-time simulation of accidental passive transport of radioactive pollutant from a proposed nuclear power plant	9
Ionizing radiation and skin cancer—a review of current evidence	8
A machine learning approach for correcting glow curve anomalies in CaSO₄:Dy-based TLD dosimeters used in personnel monitoring	8
Cutaneous and local radiation injuries	8
Synthesis of the European ALARA network 20th workshop ‘ALARA for interventional radiology and nuclear medicine’	8
Responding to radiation accidents: what more do we need to know?	8
Specific features of medical care provision to the population of the Techa riverside settlements	8
British nuclear test veteran family trios for the study of genetic risk	7
Prevention and management of infections after exposure to ionising radiation	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
Radon protection in apartments using a ventilation system wireless-controlled by radon activity concentration	7
How much resources are reasonable to spend on radiological protection?	7
Methodological developments and practice in characterisation of unconventional and legacy waste	7
Personal dosimetry for positron emitters, and occupational exposures from clinical use of gallium-68	7
Chernobyl consequences are coming	7
Surface-clearance levels for the normal reuse of objects for 413 radionuclides	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
Numerical assessment of induced electric fields in a worker’s hand with commonly used metallic implants under exposure to low frequency magnetic fields	7
Medical consequences of radiation exposure of the bronchi—what can we learn from high-dose precision radiation therapy?	7
Review of assessment of prospective cancer risks from occupational exposure to ionising radiation (IAEA-TECDOC-1985)	7
Better, broader, safer: using health data for research and analysis (the Goldacre review)	6
On the definition of effective sources. Comment on article: variation of radiation dose with distance from radiotherapy linac bunker maze entrances by Gardner et al (2020)	6
Development of a method to use standard hospital gamma cameras as triage whole body monitors in UK emergencies	6
Monitoring of surgical staff x-ray exposure in the operating room with DosiBadge	6
X-ray spectrometry for calculating conversion coefficients from air kerma to operational quantities in radiation protection	6
A body-size-dependent series of Chinese adult standing phantoms for radiation dosimetry	6
Radiation dose aspects and establishment of diagnostic reference levels for ⁹⁰Y radioembolisation during angiographic procedure	6
Comparing benefit and detriment from medical diagnostic radiation exposure using disability-adjusted life years: towards quantitative justification	6
Conversion from dose-length product to effective dose in computed tomography venography of the lower extremities	6
Basic concepts of radiation emergency medicine	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
Thorium bioassay of miners revisited	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
Assessment of occupational exposure from shielded and unshielded syringes for clinically relevant positron emission tomography (PET) isotopes—a Monte Carlo approach using EGSnrc	6
Practical guidance on the assessment of radiation risks for diagnostic radiological examinations	6
Influence of tube and patient positioning in thoracoabdominal CT examinations on radiation exposure–towards a better patient positioning	6
Radiological risk assessment of outdoor ²²²Rn and ²²⁰Rn around rare earth element and uranium mines from northern Vietnam	6
Residential radon exposure in Astana and Aqsu, Kazakhstan	5
Variations in size-specific effective dose with patient stature and beam width for kV cone beam CT imaging in radiotherapy	5
Radiation exposure, organ and effective dose of CT-guided liver biopsy as a function of lesion depth and size	5
Reflections on low-dose radiation, the misconceptions, reality and moving forward	5
Summary and analysis of Russian and international requirements for the safe management of very low level radioactive waste and production waste containing very low active radionuclides	5
Book Review: The Environmental Behaviour of Uranium, IAEA Technical Reports Series No. 488	5
The need to update NCRP 151 data for 10 MV linear accelerator bunker shielding based on new measurements and Monte Carlo simulations	5
Women in radiation: a brief discussion of the intersectionality of race and gender	5
Keeping the ICRP recommendations fit for purpose	5
Personal dosimeter utilisation among South African interventionalists	5
Optimizing Ca-DTPA/Zn-DTPA therapy for internal decorporation: transitioning from intravenous to oral route with insights on safety and toxicity	5
Estimation and sensitivity analysis of operational intervention levels for the early phase of radiological emergencies involving radioactive releases	5
‘‘Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant accident, 10 years on—progress, lessons and challenges", OECD/NEA 2021	5
Studies large and small: the Bernard Wheatley Award for 2022	5
On the value and costs of protective actions in a nuclear emergency	5
Survey of the publics’ preferences for communication of medical radiation risk ^*	5
Role of molecularly-cloned hematopoietic growth factors after acute high-dose radiation exposures	5
Modelling of long-term retention of high-fired plutonium oxide in the human respiratory tract: importance of scar-tissue compartments	5
Valid versus invalid radiation cancer risk assessment methods illustrated using Swiss population data	5
Radon in Finnish underground mines 2011–2019	5
The role of radiation protection societies in tackling the skills shortage and development of young professionals and researchers	5
Applicability of ‘Toolkit for Safety Assessment’ tool to interventional radiology using probabilistic risk assessment techniques	5
Radiation risks of lymphoma and multiple myeloma incidence in the updated NRRW-3 cohort in the UK: 1955–2011	5
A new phantom developed to test the ATCM performance of chest CT scanners	5
Estimation and analysis of S values for ¹³¹I using paediatric mesh type reference computational phantoms	5
Study on the radiation detriment	5
Diagnostic reference levels in digital mammography: a systematic review	5
Tritium in environmental objects in the area affected by FSUE Mayak Production Association in 2014–15	5
Referring physician perspective on how to handle frequent use of CT imaging	5
Corrigendum: Optimizing whole body computed tomography doses for paediatric trauma patients: a Swiss retrospective analysis (2022 J. Radiol. Prot. 42 021521)	5
Corrigendum: Medical management of heavily exposed victims: an experience at the Tokaimura criticality accident (2021 J. Radiol. Prot. 41 S391)	4
Losing the balance in risk-benefit analysis	4
What about the workers?	4
Development of detailed pediatric eye models for lens dose calculations	4
Corrigendum: Analysis of radon mitigation methods: 10-year review (2024 J. Radiol. Prot. 44 031503)	4
Comprehensive environmental monitoring during remediation of a nuclear legacy site in the Far East of Russia	4
Medical management of heavily exposed victims: an experience at the Tokaimura criticality accident	4
The LNT risk model and radiological protection	4
Obituary David Cancio	4
Modelling the atmospheric dispersion of radiotracers in small-scale, controlled detonations: validation of dispersion models using field test data	4
Assessing radiation risk perception by means of a European stakeholder survey	4
Management and regulatory supervision of legacy sites and radioactively contaminated lands in Republic of Kazakhstan	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
Special issues and computational techniques: the Bernard Wheatley Award for 2021	4
Computational dose evaluation on children exposed to natural radioactivity from granitic rocks used as architectural materials	4
Mathematical solutions in internal dose assessment: A comparison of Python-based differential equation solvers in biokinetic modeling	4
Approaches to harmonize mortality data sets in three diverse radiation worker cohorts	4
A highly scalable and autonomous spectroscopic radiation mapping system with resilient IoT detector units for dosimetry, safety and security	4
Distribution of radon in large workplaces: an analysis performed on radon levels measured in UK schools	4
The acute radiation syndrome—need for updated medical guidelines	4
Efficacy of radiation attenuating caps in reducing radiation doses received at the cerebral level in interventional physicians: a systematic review	4
Spectrometry of pulsed photon radiation	4
Radiation protection education using virtual reality for the visualisation of scattered distributions during radiological examinations	4
M-FISH evaluation of chromosome aberrations to examine for historical exposure to ionising radiation due to participation at British nuclear test sites	4
Transfer functions for Q_A /Q_B international regulatory limits for the safe transport of radioactive materials	4
Investigation of the effect of using radiation protective glasses on the photon fluence-to-dose conversion coefficients of eye substructures	4
Factors affecting radiographers’ use of dose-reduction measures	4
In memory of Leonid Ilyin (1928–2023)	4
How direct measurements of worker eyes with a Scheimpflug camera can affect lensdose coefficients in interventional radiology	4
Air kerma reference field with high energy photons using a 15 MeV electron beam from a clinical linear accelerator	4
Investigating the impact of new dosimetric quantities recommended by ICRU 95 on the OSLD individual monitoring system at OAP, Thailand	4
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
Development of skeletal systems for ICRP pediatric mesh-type reference computational phantoms	4
Reflection on the proposed changes to dose quantities—an industrial perspective	4
Artificial intelligence model GPT4 narrowly fails simulated radiological protection exam	4
Monte Carlo-based dosimetric studies of a locally developed ¹⁷⁰Tm LDR brachytherapy seed source	4
A simulation system of radiation field and its detection for nuclear and radiological emergency preparedness and response training	4
Trend of locally produced food avoidance among the guardians with school children in Minamisoma City after the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant disaster	4
Reconstructed lung doses for the million person study cohort of 26,650 Tennessee Eastman corporation workers employed between 1942 and 1947	4