Urals Research Center for Radiation Medicine

URCRM, 68-A Vorovsky Street
Chelyabinsk 454076, RUSSIA

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UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE STUDENTS WORKING ON JCCRER PROJECT 1.1

Natalia B. Shagina

Natalia Shagina is hanging her poster during the 5th International Symposium on Environmental Contamination in Central and Eastern Europe,Prague, September 2000

Date of starting work under Project 1.1: March 1999

Type of degree when work started under Project 1.1: Undergraduate student of Moscow Engineering Physics Institute (MEPI), Branch Nº1, Ozyorsk, Russia

Description of work under Project 1.1: Uncertainty analysis of strontium retention in humans; development of an improved strontium biokinetic model.

Paid or unpaid: Paid

Education: Received Ph.D. (Ecology) in June 2003 at the Institute of Industrial Ecology, Ekaterinburg, Russia

Awards:

Winner of the competition of diplomas and graduation theses of the Russian Ministry of Atomic Energy, 2000
Winner of the regional competition of diplomas on specialty "Environmental protection and natural resources conservation," 2000
Student Scholarship for Prague 2000 - 5th International Symposium and Exhibition on Environmental Contamination in Central and Eastern Europe
Young Scientist Award for Workshop on Internal Dosimetry of Radionuclides. Occupational, Public and Medical Exposure, New College, Oxford, United Kingdom, 9-12 September 2002
First Prize in the Young Scientist Poster Competition at the Workshop on Internal Dosimetry of Radionuclides. Occupational, Public and Medical Exposure, New College, Oxford, United Kingdom, 9-12 September 2002
Winner of the Young Scientist Research competition of the Urals Research Center for Radiation Medicine, November 2002
IAEA Award to attend the 11^th International Congress of the International Radiation Protection Association, Madrid, Spain, 24 - 28 May 2004
European Physical Society Scholarship to attend European Physical Society 19th Nuclear Physics Divisional Conference New Trends in Nuclear Physics Applications and Technology, Pavia (Italy) September 5-9, 2005

Conferences:

Scientific Session "MEPI - 2000," Moscow, Russia, January 2000 (oral presentation)
Scientific Session "Snezhinsk and Science," Snezhinsk, Russia, June 2000 (oral presentation)
Tenth International Congress of the International Radiation Protection Association, Hiroshima, Japan, May 2000 (poster presentation)
Fifth International Symposium on Environmental Contamination in Central and Eastern Europe, Prague, Czech Republic, September 2000 (poster presentation)
First Regional Conference "Adaptation of Biological Systems to Natural and Extreme Conditions," Chelyabinsk, Russia, April 2001 (oral presentation)
Third International Conference "Medical Consequences of the Chernobyl Catastrophe: Results of 15 years of Research," Kyiv, Ukraine, June 2001 (poster presentation)
Ninth International Ecological Symposium "Atomic Urals, Industrial Urals", Ekaterinburg, Russia, September 2001 (oral presentation)
Workshop on Radiation and Risk Research in Southern Urals, Bavaria, Germany, June 2002 (poster presentation)
Forty seventh Annual Health Physics Society Meeting, Tampa, Florida, USA, June, 2002
Tenth International Ecological Symposium "Atomic Urals, Industrial Urals", Ekaterinburg, Russia, August - September 2002 (oral presentation)
Workshop on Internal Dosimetry of Radionuclides. Occupational, Public and Medical Exposure, New College, Oxford, United Kingdom, 9-12 September 2002 (poster presentation)
Second Regional Conference "Adaptation of Biological Systems to Natural and Extreme Environmental Conditions", Chelyabinsk, Russia, December 2002 (oral presentation)
Eleventh International Congress of the International Radiation Protection Association, Madrid, Spain, May 2004 (poster presentation)
Eleventh International Symposium, 'Ural Atomic, Ural Industrial', Ekaterinburg, Russia, February, 2005 (poster presentation)
European Physical Society 19th Nuclear Physics Divisional Conference New Trends in Nuclear Physics Applications and Technology, Pavia (Italy) September, 2005 (oral presentation)
Third youth scientific conference 'Urals nuclear industrial complex: Problems and perspectives', Ozersk (Russia), April, 2005 (oral presentation)
Third International symposium 'Chronic radiation exposure: Biological and health effects', Chelyabinsk (Russia), October, 2005 (poster presentations)
Workshop on internal dosimetry of radionuclides: Occupational, public and medical exposure, Montpellier (France), October 2006 (oral presentation)

Current Status:

Scientific Publications

Shagina, N. B.; Degteva, M. O.; Tolstykh, E. I. Uncertainty analysis of strontium retention in humans resulting from individual variability in metabolic parameters. In: Harmonization of radiation, human life and the ecosystem, Proceedings of 10^th International Congress on Radiation Protection. Hiroshima, Japan, May 14-19, 2000. Hiroshima: International Radiation Protection Association; CD-ROM; Paper Nº. P-3a-128; 2000.
Shagina, N. B.; Degteva, M. O.; Tolstykh, E.I. Uncertainty analysis of strontium retention in humans using the method of stochastic modeling. In: Proceedings of Moscow State Engineering Physics Institute Scientific Session "MEPI - 2000," 5:22-23; 2000 (in Russian).
Degteva, M. O.; Anspaugh, L. R.; Napier, B. A.; Vorobiova, M. I.; Tolstykh, E. I.; Kozheurov, V. P.; Kozyrev, A. V.; Bougrov, N. G.; Kovtun, A. N.; Shagina, N. B.; Shishkina, E. A.; Tokareva, E. E.; Taranenko, V. A. Development of an improved dose reconstruction system for the general population affected by the operation of the Mayak Production Association. Final Report. Chelyabinsk and Salt Lake City: Urals Research Center for Radiation Medicine and University of Utah; March 2000 (in Russian and English).
Shagina, N. B.; Kozheurov, V. P.; Degteva, M. O.; Tolstykh, E. I.; Tokareva, E. E. Study of radionuclides body-burden variability for the population of the Urals region. In: Proceedings of Snezinsk Physics Technical Institute Scientific Session "Snezhinsk and Science," 1:337-338; 2000 (in Russian).
Shagina, N. B.; Kozheurov, V. P.; Degteva, M. O.; Tolstykh, E. I.; Tokareva, E. E. Study of ⁹⁰Sr body-burden variability for the population of the Urals Region. In: Proceedings of the fifth international symposium on environmental contamination in Central and Eastern Europe. Tallahassee: Institute for International Cooperative Environmental Research, Florida State University; DOE/EM-0584, Abstract ID726; 2000.
Degteva, M. O.; Vorobiova, M. I.; Tolstykh, E. I.; Shagina, N. B.; Anspaugh, L. R.; Napier, B. A. Dosimetry of the Techa River System: Dose reconstruction for radiation consequences risk assessment. Radiat. Safety Problems (Mayak Production Association Scientific Journal) Nº 4:36-46; 2000 (in Russian).
Shagina, N. B.; Degteva, M. O.; Tolstykh, E. I. Validation of biokinetic models for strontium based on data on global fallout and data on Techa River. In: Proceedings of First Regional Conference on "Adaptation of biological systems to natural and extreme conditions", Chelyabinsk, Russia, March 12-14, 2001. Chelyabinsk: State Pedagogical University Publisher: 56-62 (in Russian); 2001.
Tolstykh, E. I.; Degteva, M. O.; Shagina, N. B.; Kozheurov, V. P.; Repin, V. S.; Novak, N. Yu.; Berkovski, V.; Nosske, D. Biokinetic models for strontium: Estimation of reliability for the late period after intake. Intl. J. Radiat. Med. 3:133 (in English) and 301 (in Russian); 2001.
Napier, B. A.; Shagina, N. B.; Degteva, M. O.; Tolstykh, E. I.; Vorobiova, M. I.; Anspaugh, L. R. Preliminary uncertainty analysis for the doses estimated using the Techa River Dosimetry System - 2000. Health Phys. 81(4): 395-405; 2001
Shagina, N. B.; Kozheurov V.P.; Degteva, M. O.; Tolstykh, E. I.; Tokareva, E.E. Study of ⁹⁰Sr body-burden variability for sub-populations in the Urals region. In: Proceedings of Ninth International Ecological Symposium 'Atomic Urals, Industrial Urals.' Ekaterinburg: Institute of Industrial Ecology Publisher: 185-187 (in Russian) and 187-188 (in English); 2001
Degteva, M. O.; Tolstykh, E. I.; Vorobiova, M. I.; Shagina, N. B.; Kozheurov, V.P.; Anspaugh, L. R.; Napier, B. A. Improving the dose reconstruction system for estimating the risk of late effects in the Techa River population. Medical radiology and radiation safety. Vol. 46, Nº;6:9-21; 2001 (in Russian).
Degteva, M. O.; Shagina, N. B.; Tolstykh, E. I.; Vorobiova, M. I.; Napier, B. A.; Anspaugh, L. R.; Studies on the Techa River populations: dosimetry. Radiat. Environ. Biophys. 41:41-44, 2002
V.P. Kozheurov, V.I. Zalyapin, N.B. Shagina, E.E. Tokareva, M.O. Degteva, E.I. Tolstykh, L.R. Anspaugh, B.A. Napier. Evaluation of uncertainties in ⁹⁰Sr-body-burdens obtained by whole-body count: Application of Bayes' rule to derive detection limits by analysis of a posteriori data. Appl. Radiat. Isot., 57:525-535; 2002
Shagina, N.B., Napier, B.A., Degteva, M.O., Tolstykh, E.I., Vorobiova, M.I., Anspaugh, L.R. Uncertainty analysis for the doses estimated using the Techa River dosimetry system. In: Workshop on radiation risk research in Southern Urals, book of abstracts. Neuherberg: GSF-National Research Center for Environment and Health; 2002.
Shagina, N. B.; Degteva, M. O.; Tolstykh, E. I.; Berkovski, V. Update and improvements in the model for strontium metabolism. In: Scientific programme abstracts for the workshop on internal dosimetry of radionuclides. Occupational, public and medical exposure. Oxford: National Radiological Protection Board; Session 13; 2002.
Shagina, N. B.; Degteva, M. O.; Tolstykh, E. I. Age and gender dependent biokinetic model for strontium metabolism in humans. In: Book of abstracts for the X international symposium, 'Ural Atomic, Ural Industrial.' Ekaterinburg: Institute of Industrial Ecology; 2002:205 208 (in Russian and English).
Shagina, N.B., Tolstykh, E.I., Zalyapin, V.I., Degteva, M.O., Kozheurov, V.P., Tokareva, E.E., Anspaugh, L.R. and Napier, B. A. Evaluation of age and gender dependences of the rate of strontium elimination 25-45 years after intake: Analysis of data from residents living along the Techa River. Radiat Res 159: 239-246 (2003)
Shagina, N.B.; Tolstykh, E.I.; Degteva M.O. Improvements in the biokinetic model for strontium with allowance for age and gender differences in bone mineral metabolism. Radiation Protection Dosimetry, 2003, 105(1-4), pp. 619-622
Shagina, N.B.; Degteva, M.O.; Tolstykh, E.I. Development of an age- and gender-specific model for strontium metabolism in humans. In: Widening the Radiation Protection World, Proceedings of 11^th International Congress of the International Radiation Protection Association. Madrid: International Radiation Protection Association; CD-ROM; ISBN:84-87078-05-2; Paper No. 3a45; 2004.
Tolstykh E.I., Peremyslova L.M., Shagina N.B., Degteva M.O., Tokareva E.E. The characteristics of accumulation and elimination of long-lived radionuclides in residents of the Urals region. In: Proceedings of All-Russian Scientific Conference on "Adaptation of biological systems to natural and extreme conditions", Chelyabinsk, Russia, October 11-15, 2004. Chelyabinsk: State Pedagogical University Publisher; 2004: 242-248 (in Russian).
Shagina N.B., Degteva M.O., Tolstykh E.I. The role of dosimetric and biokinetic models for strontium for internal dose assessment. In: Proceedings of All-Russian Scientific Conference on "Adaptation of biological systems to natural and extreme conditions", Chelyabinsk, Russia, October 11-15, 2004. Chelyabinsk: State Pedagogical University Publisher; 2004: 251-258 (in Russian).
Shagina N.B. Analysis of bone dosimetric models to estimate internal doses from incorporated strontium-90. In Proceedings of the XI International Symposium, 'Ural Atomic, Ural Industrial', Ekaterinburg, Russia, February 7-11, 2005. Ekaterinburg: Institute of Industrial Ecology; 2005:142 145 (in Russian and English).
Peremyslova L.M., Kostyuchenko V.A., Popova I.Ia., Shagina N.B. Characteristics of the decrease of long-lived radionuclides content in food chain on the East-Urals Radioactive Trace and the Karachay Trace. In: Proceedings of the XI International Symposium, 'Ural Atomic, Ural Industrial', Ekaterinburg, Russia, February 7-11, 2005. Ekaterinburg: Institute of Industrial Ecology; 2005:297 300 (in Russian and English).
Shagina N.B., Tolstykh E.I., Vyushkova O.V., Zalyapin V.I. and Degteva M.O. Assessments of the cortical bone resorption rates for men and women aged 30-80 years in a longitudinal (25 years) study using ⁹⁰Sr as a radioactive tracer. The 2nd Joint Meeting of the European Calcified Tissue Society (ECTS) and the International Bone and Mineral Society (IBMS). Geneva, Switzerland, 25-29 June 2005, Abstract No. P028-Su
Tolstykh E.I., Tokareva E.E., Peremyslova L.M., Shagina N.B., Degteva M.O. The retrospective analysis of mineral content in bone samples from donors aged 0-99 years living in the Southern Urals over the second half of the XX century. The 2nd Joint Meeting of the European Calcified Tissue Society (ECTS) and the International Bone and Mineral Society (IBMS). Geneva, Switzerland, 25-29 June 2005, Abstract No.P027-Tu
Shagina N.B., Bougrov N.G., Degteva M.O. An application of in vivo whole body counting technique for studying strontium metabolism and internal dose reconstruction for the Techa River population. In Proceedings of the Europhysics Conference on New Trends in Nuclear Physics Applications and Technologies NPDC19, Pavia, Italy, September 5-9, 2005: European Physical Society; ECA Series Volume 29F, p.90; 2005
Shagina NB, Degteva MO, Tolstykh EI, Zalyapin VI, Anspaugh LR, Napier BA. Reduction of the uncertainties in the internal doses from strontium-90 for the Extended Techa River Cohort. III International symposium, 'Chronic radiation exposure: Biological and health effects,' book of abstracts. Chelyabinsk: Urals Research Center for Radiation Medicine 2005:99 (in English) 113-114 (in Russian).
Shagina NB, Degteva MO, Tolstykh EI. Assessment of the internal dose from ⁹⁰Sr incorporated in the human skeleton. In: III International symposium, 'Chronic radiation exposure: Biological and health effects,' book of abstracts. Chelyabinsk: Urals Research Center for Radiation Medicine 2005:99-100 (in English) 114 (in Russian).
Shagina N.B.; Tolstykh E.I.; Peremyslova L.M.; Degteva M.O.; Tokareva E.E. Strontium-90 in bone tissues of residents of Chelyabinsk Oblast. In: Book of abstracts of the 3rd youth scientific conference, 'Urals nuclear industrial complex: Problems and perspectives.' Ozersk: Mayak Central Laboratory; 2005:76-77 (in Russian).
Degteva MO, Vorobiova MI, Shagina NB, Anspaugh LR, Napier BA. A review of data on releases of radioactive wastes from the "Mayak" Production Association into the Techa River in 1949-1956. In: Medical-Biological Effects of Chronic Radiation Exposure. Chelyabinsk: Fregat; 2005: 263-304 (in Russian).
Tolstykh EI, Peremyslova LM, Shagina NB, Degteva MO, Vorobiova MI, Tokareva EE, Safronova NG. Characteristics of ⁹⁰Sr accumulation and elimination for residents of the Urals region in 1957-1988. Radiat Biol Radioecol 45:495-504; 2005 (in Russian).
Shagina NB, Bougrov NG, Degteva MO, Kozheurov VP, Tolstykh EI. An application of in vivo whole body counting technique for studying strontium metabolism and internal dose reconstruction for the Techa River population. Journal of Physics: Conference Series 41:433-440; 2006.
Shagina NB, Degteva MO, Tolstykh EI, Zalyapin VI, Anspaugh LR, Napier BA. Reduction of the uncertainties of the internal doses due to Strontium-90 for the Extended Techa River Cohort. Radiat Safety Problems (Mayak Production Association Scientific Journal) Special issue1:5 25; 2006 (in Russian).
Shagina NB, Tolstykh EI, Degteva MO. Assessment of cortical resorption rate as a required parameter for biokinetic model of boneseeking radionuclides in humans. In: Proceedings of the first international scientific conference on "Adaptation of biological systems to natural and extreme conditions", Chelyabinsk, Russia, October 9-11, 2006. Chelyabinsk: State Pedagogical University Publisher; 2006: 63-67 (in Russian).
Shagina NB, Tolstykh EI, Fell TP, Harrison JD, Phipps AW, Degteva MO. In utero and postnatal haemopoietic tissue doses resulting from maternal ingestion of strontium isotopes from the Techa River. In: Internal dosimetry of radionuclides: Occupational, Public and Medical Exposure; Book of abstracts; Paris: IRSN/HPA; 2006: 159.
Degteva MO, Tolstykh EI, Vorobiova MI, Shagina NB, Shishkina EA, Bougrov NG, Anspaugh LR, Napier BA. Techa River Dosimetry System: Current status and future. Radiat Safety Problems (Mayak Production Association Scientific Journal) ü 1:81 95; 2006 (in Russian).
Degteva MO, Vorobiova MI, Tolstykh EI, Shagina NB, Shishkina EA, Anspaugh LR, Napier BA, Bougrov NG, Shved VA, Tokareva EE. Development of an improved dose reconstruction system for the Techa River population affected by the operation of the Mayak Production Association. Radiat Res 166:255-270; 2006.
Degteva MO, Shagina NB, Tolstykh EI, Zalyapin VI, Anspaugh LR, Napier BA. An approach to reduction of uncertainties in internal doses reconstructed for the Techa River poulation. In: Internal dosimetry of radionuclides: Occupational, Public and Medical Exposure; Book of abstracts; Paris: IRSN/HPA; 2006:155.
Phipps AW, Tolstykh EI, Shagina NB, Harrison JD, Degteva MO. The application and adaptation of ICRP internal dosimetry models to the calculation of bone marrow tissue doses from ⁹⁰Sr for epidemiological studies of Techa River population. Radiat Biol Radioecol 46:647-656; 2006.
Tolstykh EI, Degteva MO, Peremyslova LM, Shagina NB, Zalyapin VI, Krivoschapov VA, Anspaugh LR, Napier BA. Reconstruction of long-lived radionuclide intakes for Techa Riverside residents. Part 1. Strontium-90. Radiat Safety Problems (Mayak Production Association Scientific Journal) Special issue1:45 67; 2006 (in Russian).
Tolstykh EI, Degteva MO, Vorobiova MI, Peremyslova LM, Shagina NB, Anspaugh LR, Napier BA. Reconstruction of long-lived radionuclide intakes for Techa Riverside residents. Part 2. Cesium-137. Radiat Safety Problems (Mayak Production Association Scientific Journal) Special issue1:68 79; 2006 (in Russian).
Tolstykh EI, Shagina NB, Peremyslova LM, Degteva MO, Anspaugh LR, Napier BA. Reconstruction of dietary intake of short-lived radionuclides on the territory of East Urals Radioactive Trace: New approaches. In: Proceedings of the first international scientific conference on "Adaptation of biological systems to natural and extreme conditions", Chelyabinsk, Russia, October 9-11, 2006. Chelyabinsk: State Pedagogical University Publisher; 2006: 54-58 (in Russian).
Tolstykh EI, Degteva MO, Shagina NB, Peremyslova LM. Retrospective assessment of radionuclides dietary intake: Experience from studies at the East Urals Radioactive Trace. In: Proceedings of scientific conference "Actual questions of radiation protection of general public", St-Petersburg, Russia, December 4-7, 2006. St-Petersburg: Research Institute for Radiation Medicine, pp. 178-180, 2006 (in Russian).
Shagina NB, Tolstykh EI, Fell TP, Harrison JD, Phipps AW, Degteva MO. In utero and postnatal haemopoietic tissue doses resulting from maternal ingestion of strontium isotopes from the Techa river. Radiat Prot Dosimetry. 2007; 127(1-4):497-501.
Shagina NB, Tolstykh EI, Fell TP, Harrison JD, Phipps AW, Degteva MO. Assessment of the internal dose from strontium-90 ingested with breast milk for the offspring of Techa River residents. In: Fifth International Workshop on Radiation Risk Research in Southern Urals. Scientific Programme and Book of Abstracts. Neuherberg: GSF-National Research Center for Environment and Health; 2007:39.
Degteva MO, Shagina NB, Tolstykh EI, Bougrov NG, Zalyapin VI, Anspaugh LR, Napier BA. An approach to reduction of uncertainties in internal doses reconstructed for the Techa river population. Radiat Prot Dosimetry. 2007; 127(1-4):480-5.
Degteva MO, Tolstykh EI, Vorobiova MI, Shagina NB, Anspaugh LR, Napier BA. Possible impact of confounding sources of environmental exposure for the members of the Techa River cohorts. In: Fifth International Workshop on Radiation Risk Research in Southern Urals. Scientific Programme and Book of Abstracts. Neuherberg: GSF-National Research Center for Environment and Health; 2007:33.
Degteva MO, Tolstykh EI, Shagina NB, Bugrov NG, Shishkina EA, Vorobiova MI. Problems of Individual Dosimetry on the Techa River. In: Medical and Ecological Effects of Ionizing Radiation (MEEIR-IV). Proceedings of IV International scientific-practical conference. Tomsk: Seversk Biophysics Research Center; 2007:154 (in Russian).
Harrison JD, Bolch WE, Degteva MO, Eckerman KF, Fell TP, Phipps AW, Shagina NB. Developments in bone dosimetry and dose assessments for Techa River residents and Mayak workers. In: Fifth International Workshop on Radiation Risk Research in Southern Urals. Scientific Programme and Book of Abstracts. Neuherberg: GSF-National Research Center for Environment and Health; 2007:40.
Tolstykh EI, Shagina NB, Degteva MO. Bone tissue response to ionizing radiation: Determination of the dose threshold using the results of investigations on the Techa River. In: Medical and Ecological Effects of Ionizing Radiation (MEEIR-IV). Proceedings of IV International scientific-practical conference. Tomsk: Seversk Biophysics Research Center; 2007:133-135 (in Russian).
Tolstykh EI, Shagina NB, Degteva MO. Reconstruction of radionuclide intake with foodstuff in the EURT area: history of the problem and present-day aproaches. In: Experience of overcoming of consequences of man-caused accidents and development of atomic technologies. Proceedings of scientific-practical conference devoted to fifty years from the accident in the Mayak PA. Chelyabinsk: Chelyabinsk Ministry for Radiation and Ecological Safety; 2007: 263-264 (in Russian).
Tolstykh EI, Shagina NB, Peremyslova LM, Degteva MO, Phipps AW, Harrison JD, Fell TP. Reconstruction of ⁹⁰Sr intake for breast-fed infants in the Techa riverside settlements. Radiat Environ Biophys. 2008; 47(3):349-57.

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