More on direct estimates of low-level radiation risks.

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• Personal Author:
  Rinsky, Robert C.
• Description:
  Misuse of data from a NIOSH study of low level radiation risks is reviewed. Development of the NIOSH study of mortality at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard related to radiation exposure is described. The function of a group of scientists established to consult with NIOSH researchers on the conduct of the study is considered. Operation of the research group, including identification of the cohort of workers and determination of exposure levels and observed and expected mortality, are described. No evidence was found of unusually high numbers of leukemia deaths or deaths from malignant neoplasms. Included in the material sent were matrices of observed and expected deaths by 5 years latency and duration of employment categories, and by radiation dose categories for 83 causes of death. Recombination of the data by various latency periods, duration periods, and radiation exposure levels is described. The claim that excess mortality from respiratory cancer exists at the shipyard for persons who attained a radiation dose of 1 rem and 15 years of latency is discussed. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Manufacturing And Industrial Facilities Occupational Health Radiation Safety Ships
• Keywords:
  Biological-monitoring Dose-response Industrial-safety Military-personnel NIOSH-Author Occupational-health Radiation-measurement Safety-research Shipbuilding-industry
• ISSN:
  0044-0086
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DSHEFS - Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations, and Field Studies
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  405-407
• Volume:
  55
• Issue:
  5
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00134554
• Citation:
  Yale J Biol Med 1982 Sep-Dec; 55(5-6):405-407
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1982
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  Yale Journal of Biology and Medicine
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/184663/cdc_184663_DS1.pdf
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