Medical Radiation Exposures in Occupational Studies: Discussion

Details

• Personal Author:
  Schubauer-Berigan, Mary K. ; Schubauer-Berigan, Mary K.
• Description:
  The presentations in this session are linked by the populations studied (occupational cohorts), by the exposure setting (incidental or intentional exposure to medical sources of ionizing radiation), and by the aim of the studies, which is to evaluate risk of cancer after exposure to ionizing radiation. Continued interest in the effects of low-dose exposure to ionizing radiation places these occupational radiation research studies at the forefront of the current debate about the limits of epidemiology. Among the most pressing aspects of these potential limits is the ability within low-dose studies to adjust for sources of bias (e.g. due to selection and information) and error (e.g. in measurement of exposures or confounding factors) (1, 2). All four presentations made in this session illustrate attempts to circumvent these limitations and to improve the ability to measure low-dose effects of exposure to ionizing radiation. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Environmental Monitoring Epidemiology Health Personnel Neoplasms Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Radiation Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety
• Keywords:
  Cancer Exposure-assessment Exposure-levels Ionizing-radiation Medical-personnel Occupational-exposure Radiation-exposure Risk-analysis Risk-factors
• ISSN:
  0033-7587
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article ; Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) ; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DSHEFS - Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations, and Field Studies ; DSHEFS - Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations, and Field Studies
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health ; Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America ; North America
• Volume:
  158
• Issue:
  6
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20030956
• Citation:
  Radiat Res 2002 Dec; 158(6):808
• Contact Point Address:
  Health-Related Energy Research Branch, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 4676 Columbia Parkway, MS-R44, Cincinnati, Ohio 45226
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2003
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  Radiation Research
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:46984a75ae246f3ec6127f9dd76a29500436f05b007e0fd9e6e970421687b727033dc83031635d5f9f7b90e7b84190da9406c30ed0aec7e7e9c0d25b695d040b
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/191383/cdc_191383_DS1.pdf
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