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The Medical Radiology and Radiation Safety journal ISSN 1024-6177 was founded in January 1956 (before December 30, 1993 it was entitled Medical Radiology, ISSN 0025-8334). In 2018, the journal received Online ISSN: 2618-9615 and was registered as an electronic online publication in Roskomnadzor on March 29, 2018. It publishes original research articles which cover questions of radiobiology, radiation medicine, radiation safety, radiation therapy, nuclear medicine and scientific reviews. In general the journal has more than 30 headings and it is of interest for specialists working in thefields of medicine¸ radiation biology, epidemiology, medical physics and technology. Since July 01, 2008 the journal has been published by State Research Center - Burnasyan Federal Medical Biophysical Center of Federal Medical Biological Agency. The founder from 1956 to the present time is the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, and from 2008 to the present time is the Federal Medical Biological Agency.
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Medical Radiology and Radiation Safety. 2025. Vol. 70. № 2
DOI:10.33266/1024-6177-2025-70-2-40-48
P.S. Miklyaev1, 2, T.B. Petrova3, P.A. Sidyakin4, A.M. Marennyy2,
R.A. Tekeev5, A.A. Tsapalov6, D.V. Shchitov4, D.N. Tsebro4,
M.A. Murzabekov4, L.E. Karl2, S.G. Gavriliev1
Formation of Radon Situation in Buildings of Educational Institutions of Lermontov Town
1 E.M. Sergeev Institute of Environmental Geoscience, Moscow, Russia
2 Research and Technical Center of Radiation-Chemical Safety and Hygiene, Moscow, Russia
3 M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia
4 North Caucasus Federal University, Stavropol, Russia
5 Center of Hygiene and Epidemiology № 101, Lermontov, Russia
6 Scientific Production Company «Doza», Zelenograd, Moscow, Russia
Contact person: V.A. Manukova, e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
ABSTRACT
Purpose: To determine the levels of indoor radon EEC of educational institutions in Lermontov city, to estimate the doses due to radon, to establish the causes of increased radon activity concentration in the indoor air and the patterns of its change.
Material and methods: measurements of radon EEC in cold and warm seasons were performed using the SSNTD (TRACK-REI_1M equipment), the content of natural radionuclides in building materials and soils using the Progress-2000 scintillation gamma spectrometer based on NaI(Tl) detector, the radon exhalation rate, using the Camera-01 charcoal complex, and radon continuous monitoring was carried out with the Radon Eye and Radex MR107. A total of 19 buildings were surveyed.
Results: It was found that the territory is characterized by a high geogenic radon, the average radium-226 content is 103 Bq/kg (range from 45 to 230 Bq/kg), the average value of radon exhalation is 263 mBq/(m2s) (range from 31 to 2730 mBk/(m2s)). The indoor radon EEC values of the 1st floors of educational institutions ranged from 12 to 1347 Bq/m3. Exceeding the permissible levels was found in all surveyed buildings, except for one kindergarten, where basement reliably protect against radon entering buildings. There are no clear seasonal patterns in the distribution of indoor radon, as well as a significant decrease in radon concentrations on the upper floors of buildings, which is apparently explained by intense convective mixing of air between floors. The main source of radon in buildings is its release from the soil. The entry of radon into buildings is caused by the convective transfer of radon through leaky tie-ins of communications and other defects in basement. The ineffectiveness of the radon mitigation measures is highlighted in all buildings where they were carried out. This is due to the inefficient allocation of responsibilities and the lack of competence and experience of the construction organisations carrying out this work.
Keywords: EEC, dose assessment, radon exhalation rate, soil radium content, radon monitoring, Lermontov city
For citation: Miklyaev PS, Petrova TB, Sidyakin PA, Marennyy AM, Tekeev RA, Tsapalov AA, Shchitov DV, Tsebro DN, Murzabe-
kov MA, Karl LE, Gavriliev SG. Formation of Radon Situation in Buildings of Educational Institutions of Lermontov Town. Medical Radiology and Radiation Safety. 2025;70(2):40–48. (In Russian). DOI:10.33266/1024-6177-2025-70-2-40-48
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Conflict of interest. The authors declare no conflict of interest.
Financing. The work was supported by the Russian Science Foundation grant No. 24-27-00028.
Contribution. Article was prepared with equal participation of the authors.
Article received: 20.12.2024. Accepted for publication: 25.01.2025.
Medical Radiology and Radiation Safety. 2025. Vol. 70. № 2
DOI:10.33266/1024-6177-2025-70-2-49-56
A.A. Molokanov, M.I. Grachev, Yu.A. Salenko, G.P. Frolov, A.G. Tsovyanov, I.K. Tesnov, V.V. Barchukov
The Expert Group Actions Algorithms of the Emergency Medical Radiation Dosimetry Center in Various Scenarios of Radiation Accidents
A.I. Burnazyan Federal Medical Biophysical Center, Moscow, Russia
Contact person: Yu.A. Salenko, e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
ABSTRACT
Purpose: Consideration of experts group algorithms for assessing the radiation situation and its health care consequences during various types of radiation emergencies used in Emergency Medical Radiation Dosimetry Center (EMRDC) of A.I. Burnasyan Federal Medical Biophysical Center.
Material and methods: The algorithms include a set of methods and models, the use of which allows for a preliminary predictive assessment for making decisions on the implementation of protective and health care actions.
Results: Based on the analysis and systematization of 25 years of experience, the algorithms for the work of the EMRDC expert group during radiation incidents and during emergency exercises and training are presented. The presented algorithms reflect the sequence of expert assessments, starting from the parameters of the hazard source and the conditions of dose formation, and ending with the preparation of recommendations for protective measures and determination of the class of radiation accident according to the International Nuclear Safety Scale (INES). As a rule, conducting preliminary calculations in a short time frame is associated with uncertainties in the results of assessments at each stage of forecasting. At the same time, the objectivity of assessing the consequences of a radiation incident is increased by using data from direct dosimetric measurements or the results of clinical-dosimetric examination of victims.
Keywords: radiation accident, emergency medical radiation dosimetry center, actions algorithm, expert support, protective measures
For citation: Molokanov AA, Grachev MI, Salenko YuA, Frolov GP, Tsovyanov AG, Tesnov IK, Barchukov VV. The Expert Group Actions Algorithms of the Emergency Medical Radiation Dosimetry Center in Various Scenarios of Radiation Accidents. Medical Radiology and Radiation Safety. 2025;70(2):49–56. (In Russian). DOI:10.33266/1024-6177-2025-70-2-49-56
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PDF (RUS) Full-text article (in Russian)
Conflict of interest. The authors declare no conflict of interest.
Financing. The study had no sponsorship.
Contribution. Article was prepared with equal participation of the authors.
Article received: 20.12.2024. Accepted for publication: 25.01.2025.
Medical Radiology and Radiation Safety. 2025. Vol. 70. № 2
DOI:10.33266/1024-6177-2025-70-2-63-70
A.S. Samoilov, А.Yu. Bushmanov, A.R. Tukov, M.N. Ziyatdinov, M.Yu. Kalinina,
A.M. Mihajlenko, M.V. Kalinina, A.S. Kretov, M.G. Archegova
The Incidence of Occupational Diseases of Employees of Enterprises and Organizations of the Russian Nuclear Industry
A.I. Burnazyan Federal Medical Biophysical Center, Moscow, Russia
Contact person: A.R. Tukov, e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
ABSTRACT
Purpose: Assessment of the incidence of occupational diseases (OD) of employees of enterprises and organizations of the Russian nuclear industry.
Material and methods: Work uses the information base of the Industrial Register of Persons with Occupational Diseases (ORPROFI), developed by A.I. Burnazyan FMBC of the FMBA of Russia and containing information on cases of occupational diseases of employees of enterprises and organizations serviced by healthcare institutions of the FMBA of Russia, including enterprises and organizations of the nuclear industry of Russia.
To process the results of the study, the statistical Excel software package was used, original programs were developed to calculate absolute and intensive indicators, the growth rate. The incidence OD was calculated per 10,000 employees.
Results: The assessment of the incidence of OD among employees of enterprises and organizations of the nuclear industry was carried out. The features of the structure of the registered OD of employees of enterprises and organizations of the nuclear industry, which differ from the structure of the OD of workers in other sectors of the economy, are established. An assessment of the dynamics of the incidence of OD for the period 2011–2023 was carried out.
Conclusion: In the group of employees of enterprises and organizations of the nuclear industry with registered OD for the period 2011–2023, the first rank place is occupied by persons in the age group of 50–59 years – 38.8 % (average age 54.4 ± 0.3). The proportion of people with two or more OD is 54.0 %. Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue occupy the first rank in the structure of the incidence of OD (ICD 10: M00–M99.9) – 48.6 %, the second – injuries, poisoning and some other consequences of exposure to external causes (ICD 10: S00–T98) – 19.2 %, the third – malignant neoplasms (ICD 10: C00–D09.9) – 12.2 %. There was a sharp increase in the incidence of OD in 2011–2016. The dynamics of this epidemiological process of OD can be explained by the introduction of a system for correcting the accounting of employees with a diagnosed occupational disease. In the structure of harmful production factors in 2023, physical overloads and functional overstrain of individual organs and systems occupy the largest share – 53.4 %, in second place – the impact of physical factors – 40.0 %, in third place other factors – 6.7 %.
Keywords: morbidity, occupational diseases, nuclear industry, harmful production factors
For citation: Samoilov AS, Bushmanov АYu, Tukov AR, Ziyatdinov MN, Kalinina MYu, Mihajlenko AM, Kalinina MV, Kretov AS, Archegova MG. The Incidence of Occupational Diseases of Employees of Enterprises and Organizations of the Russian Nuclear Industry. Medical Radiology and Radiation Safety. 2025;70(2):63–70. (In Russian). DOI:10.33266/1024-6177-2025-70-2-63-70
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Article received: 20.12.2024. Accepted for publication: 25.01.2025.
Medical Radiology and Radiation Safety. 2025. Vol. 70. № 2
DOI:10.33266/1024-6177-2025-70-2-57-62
A.F. Bobrov, N.L. Proskuryakova, L.I. Fortunatova
Risks in the System “Human-Industrial Environment”:
Conceptual Model, Concept of Assessment and Management
A.I. Burnazyan Federal Medical Biophysical Center, Moscow, Russia
Contact person: N.L. Proskuryakova, e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
ABSTRACT
Purpose: To develop a concept of medical and psychophysiological support for risk assessment and management in the Human-Industrial Environment (HIE) system.
Material and methods: Generalization of literature data on riskology, theory and practice of professional risk assessment and management, theory of reliability of the human factor in socio-technical systems, as well as published results of own research.
Results: Using a systematic approach and the theory of riskology, the dangers to the functioning of the (HPS) system are considered. An employee, on the one hand, is at risk of losing his health due to the influence of harmful and/or dangerous production factors. On the other hand, he himself is a potential source of risk for the functioning of the Nuclear Plant (NP), the consequences of which can be, among other things, catastrophic. In the first case, the threat is production, the damage is the loss of health of the employee, in the second – the threat of the employee, the damage is the economic, social, political and other consequences of a man–made radiation accident. This is reflected in the proposed conceptual model of complex occupational risks, which takes into account both occupational and anthropogenic risks. The concept of a system for assessing and managing complex occupational risk has been developed, jointly implemented by occupational safety specialists of the NP and its medical organization. On the basis of a risk-based approach, the company’s specialists conduct a special assessment of working conditions and characteristics of professional adaptation of an employee, specialists of a medical organization assess the state of health according to periodic medical examinations. The assessment is carried out according to nosological (group of dispensary observation) and prenosological (level of psychophysiological adaptation) criteria. Anthropogenic risk is proposed to be assessed by the level of functional reliability of the employee through the professional and functional characteristics of the employee.
Conclusion: in the course of the conducted research, a conceptual model of risk formation in the HIE system has been developed and substantiated. A conceptual model for the formation of a complex occupational risk is proposed, combining the employee’s health risk and anthropogenic risk, as well as a risk-oriented approach to the creation of a professional risk assessment and management system concept. Its practical implementation will help to preserve the professional health of personnel and improve the safety of operation of nuclear energy facilities.
Keywords: nuclear energy facilities, risk management, conceptual model
For citation: Bobrov AF, Proskuryakova NL, Fortunatova LI. Risks in the System “Human-Industrial Environment”: Conceptual Model, Concept of Assessment and Management. Medical Radiology and Radiation Safety. 2025;70(2):57–62. (In Russian). DOI:10.33266/1024-6177-2025-70-2-57-62
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Contribution. Article was prepared with equal participation of the authors.
Article received: 20.12.2024. Accepted for publication: 25.01.2025.
Medical Radiology and Radiation Safety. 2025. Vol. 70. № 2
DOI:10.33266/1024-6177-2025-70-2-71-74
D.E. Kalinkin1, 2, I.V. Milto1, 2, L.V. Smaglii1, 2, G.V. Gorina1,
O.V. Litvinova1, Yu.A. Samoilova3, V.А. Avkhimenko3, R.M. Takhauov1, 2
Characteristics of the Uranium Cohort of Personnel of the Radiochemical Production of the Siberian Chemical Plant
1 Seversk Biophysical Research Center, Seversk, Russia
2 Siberian State Medical University, Tomsk, Russia
3 Siberian Federal Scientific Clinical Center, Seversk, Russia
Contact person: D.E. Kalinkin, e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. , This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
ABSTRACT
Introduction: Professional contact with uranium, which is the main raw material element in nuclear power, creates a risk of adverse effects for personnel in contact with it.
In order to study the effects of uranium compounds on the body of personnel at nuclear facilities, it is necessary to create cohorts of people engaged in work with this radionuclide.
Objective of the study: To form and describe a cohort of radiochemical production personnel of the Siberian Chemical Plant involved in work with uranium in the period 1953–2000.
Material and methods: The cohort was formed on the basis of information from the regional medical and dosimetric register, which contains information on all current and former employees of the Siberian Chemical Plant (about 65,000 people).
Results: A cohort of workers in the radiochemical production of the Siberian Chemical Plant who worked with uranium compounds in the period 1953–2000 was created and characterized. The cohort included 205 people (151 men and 54 women). Medical and dosimetric information about the individuals included in the cohort was entered into the created database of the personnel of the Siberian Chemical Plant involved in working with uranium compounds in the period 1953–2000.
Conclusion: The formed cohort of workers in the radiochemical production of the Siberian Chemical Plant will allow studying the stochastic effects of uranium exposure on the body of workers who come into contact with uranium compounds as part of their professional activities (in particular, cancer incidence and mortality) and making scientifically substantiated conclusions regarding the role of this radionuclide in the occurrence of socially significant non-communicable diseases, primarily malignant neoplasms.
Keywords: uranium compounds, personnel of radiochemical production, occupation diseases
For citation: Kalinkin DE, Milto IV, Smaglii LV, Gorina GV, Litvinova OV, Samoilova YuA, Avkhimenko VА, Takhauov RM. Characteristics of the Uranium Cohort of Personnel of the Radiochemical Production of the Siberian Chemical Plant. Medical Radiology and Radiation Safety. 2025;70(2):71–74. (In Russian). DOI:10.33266/1024-6177-2025-70-2-71-74
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Financing. The research was carried out within the framework of the state assignment, the research topic is ‟Assessment of the radiation situation and the state of health of the personnel of the Siberian Chemical Plant involved in working with uranium compounds”.
Contribution. Research concept and design: Kalinkin D.E., Avkhimenko V.A., Takhauov R.M.; data collection: Samoilova Yu.A., Gorina G.V., Litvinova O.V.; analysis and interpretation of results: Kalinkin D.E., Smaglii L.V.; literature review: Kalinkin D.E.; preparation of draft manuscript: Kalinkin D.E., Milto I.V. All the authors reviewed the results and approved the final version of the manuscript.
Article received: 20.12.2024. Accepted for publication: 25.01.2025.