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V. A. Kurochkina^*

Institute for Nuclear Research, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine

^*Corresponding author. E-mail address: knitel@ukr.net

Abstract: An analysis of data from the literature and own experimental studies related to radiation accidents with ¹³⁷Cs, the ways of its entry and behavior in the human body, cytogenetic indicators for exposure dosimetry, experience in assessing the dose of victims under conditions of external exposure, and the problem of cytogenetic dosimetry of internal exposure are presented.

Keywords: cesium radioisotopes, ¹³⁷Cs, radiation accidents, external exposure, internal exposure, cytogenetic dosimetry.

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