@article{oai:nagasaki-u.repo.nii.ac.jp:00009533, author = {Yoshida, Kohji and Hashiguchi, Kanami and Taira, Yasuyuki and Matsuda, Naoki and Yamashita, Shunichi and Takamura, Noboru}, issue = {1}, journal = {Radiation Protection Dosimetry}, month = {Aug}, note = {The relationship between the reported ambient dose equivalent (H*(10)) and the individual dose rate recorded by medical staff in Fukushima City after the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant was evaluated, following a 9.0-magnitude earthquake that struck the east coast of Japan. Personal dose equivalent (H p(10)) ranged from 0.08 to 1.63 μSv h -1 and H*(10) ranged from 0.86 to 12.34 μSv h -1. H p(10) from March to July 2011 were significantly lower than H*(10). The relationships between these dose equivalents were moderately correlated. The regression equation was calculated as follows: H p(10)=0.0696×H*(10)+0.0538. The preliminary data of this study show that, in Fukushima, the individual dose is much lower than that determined H*(10). It is important to evaluate H p(10) in order to lessen the anxiety of the general population in Fukushima., Radiation Protection Dosimetry, 151(1), pp.144-146; 2012}, pages = {144--146}, title = {Importance of personal dose equivalent evaluation in Fukushima in overcoming social panic}, volume = {151}, year = {2012} }