Research Article

Assessment of Lifetime Attributable Risk for Public Health Sustainability from the Fukushima Accident

Table 4

Group classification considered by WHO study.

GroupDescription

Group 1Two locations in Fukushima prefecture with effective doses of 12∼25 mSv
Group 2Locations in Fukushima prefecture with effective doses of 3∼5 mSv
Group 3Less-affected locations in Fukushima prefecture and the rest of Japan with effective doses of 1 mSv
Group 4Neighboring countries and the rest of world with effective doses of well below of 1 mSv