@article{oai:repo.qst.go.jp:00080784, author = {Francesc Barquinero, Joan and Fattibene, Paola and Chumak, Vadim and Ohba, Takashi and Della Monaca, Sara and Nuccetelli, Cristina and Akahane, Keiichi and Kurihara, Osamu and Kamiya, Kenji and Kumagai, Atsushi and Cecile, Challeton-de Vathaire and Franck, Didier and Gregoire, Eric and Christiane, Poelzl-Viol and Kulka, Ulrike and Oestreicher, Ursula and Peter, Marion and Jaworska, Alicja and Liutsko, Liudmila and Tanigawa, Koichi and Cardis, Elisabeth and Keiichi, Akahane and Osamu, Kurihara and Atsushi, Kumagai}, journal = {Environment International}, month = {Jan}, note = {The experiences of the Chernobyl and Fukushima nuclear accidents showed that dosimetry was the essential tool in the emergency situation for decision making processes, such as evacuation and application of protective measures. However, at the consequent post-accidental phases, it was crucial also for medical health surveillance and in further adaptation to changed conditions with regards to radiation protection of the affected populations. This review provides an analysis of the experiences related to the role of dosimetry (dose measurements, assessment and reconstruction) regarding health preventive measures in the post-accidental periods on the examples of the major past nuclear accidents such as Chernobyl and Fukushima. Recommendations derived from the review are called to improve individual dose assessment in case of a radiological accident/incident and should be considered in advance as guidelines to follow for having better information. They are given as conclusions.}, title = {Lessons from past radiation accidents: Critical review of methods addressed to individual dose assessment of potentially exposed people and integration with medical assessment}, volume = {146}, year = {2021} }