Chernobyl and Fukushima nuclear accidents: What have we learned and what have we done?

Branka Djurović; Slavica Radjen; Mirjana Radenković; Tamara Dragović; Željka Tatomirović; Negovan Ivanković; Djordje Vukmirović; Sanja Dugonjić

doi:10.2298/VSP160317061D

Branka Djurović Military Medical Academy, Belgrade, Serbia; Faculty of Medicine of the Military Medical Academy, University of Defence, Belgrade, Serbia
Slavica Radjen Military Medical Academy, Belgrade, Serbia; Faculty of Medicine of the Military Medical Academy, University of Defence, Belgrade, Serbia
Mirjana Radenković Nuclear Sciences Institute “Vinča”, Belgrade, Serbia
Tamara Dragović Military Medical Academy, Belgrade, Serbia; Faculty of Medicine of the Military Medical Academy, University of Defence, Belgrade, Serbia
Željka Tatomirović Military Medical Academy, Belgrade, Serbia; Faculty of Medicine of the Military Medical Academy, University of Defence, Belgrade, Serbia
Negovan Ivanković Military Academy, University of Defence, Belgrade, Serbia
Djordje Vukmirović Military Medical Academy, Belgrade, Serbia
Sanja Dugonjić Military Medical Academy, Belgrade, Serbia; Faculty of Medicine of the Military Medical Academy, University of Defence, Belgrade, Serbia

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2298/VSP160317061D

Keywords: chernobyl nuclear accident, fukushima nuclear accident, radioisotopes, radioactive pollutants, health, risk assessment, serbia,

Abstract

Author Biography

Branka Djurović, Military Medical Academy, Belgrade, Serbia; Faculty of Medicine of the Military Medical Academy, University of Defence, Belgrade, Serbia

prof., MD, PhD; Head of Radiation Protection Dpt

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