Hanford radiation study III: a cohort study of the cancer risk from radiation to workers at Hanford (1944-77 deaths) by the method of regression models in life tables.

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• Personal Author:
  Kneale GW ; Mancuso TF ; Stewart AM
• Description:
  Health risks from low lead radiation exposure of workers in a plutonium (7440075) manufacturing facility were evaluated. Data was obtained from studies of workers at the Hanford Works. The statistical methodology employed a dose effect model applied to specific subgroups of the worker cohort. Maximum likelihood estimates of death rates were calculated by varying the parameters while no assumptions were made concerning cancer mortality of the workers. The dose response showed a significant downward trend at about 10 rads. The interval between cancer induction and death was a maximum likelihood estimate of 25 years. The authors suggest that cancer risk increases with age, and conclude that the exposure rate is 2 to 3 times lower by this methodology than by linear extrapolation. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Age Factors Epidemiology Metals, Heavy Mortality Occupational Health Radiation Safety Surveys And Questionnaires
• Keywords:
  Age-factors Health-surveys Mortality-rates NIOSH-Grant NIOSH-Publication Occupational-medicine Radiation-exposure Radiation-hazards Radioactive-heavy-metals
• ISSN:
  0007-1072
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; Pennsylvania
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  156-166
• Volume:
  38
• Issue:
  2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00114884
• Citation:
  Br J Ind Med 1981 May; 38(2):156-166
• Contact Point Address:
  Industrial Environ Health Scis Univ of Pittsburgh, Crabtree H 130 Desoto Street Pittsburgh, PA 15261
• CAS Registry Number:
  Plutonium (CAS RN 7440-07-5)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1981
• Performing Organization:
  University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  19790801
• Source Full Name:
  British Journal of Industrial Medicine
• End Date:
  19811130
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:0b3f3ee4c0dd748c137341aefaf463fa7f8af2b37c81e47d7bdf777678031225606c76e69b2c0e6428fd1da56a4f81d8a021a2e25ab9e80a574baf7fe246fd2e
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/184428/cdc_184428_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 1.60 MB ]