Leukemia Mortality Among Radiation-Exposed Workers

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• Personal Author:
  Schubauer-Berigan, Mary K. ; Wenzl TB
• Description:
  The qualitative leukemogenicity of ionizing radiation was firmly established by studies of medical workers and patients exposed to high radiation levels in the mid-1900s. Quantitative relationships were evaluated through extensive studies of atomic bomb survivors and patients who received therapeutic radiation, for whom the duration of exposure was brief. Although many studies have been conducted of nuclear workers and others exposed occupationally, uncertainty remains about quantitative aspects of the leukemia-radiation exposure relation for low dose-rate, fractionated exposures. Some studies have shown dose-related increases in leukemia risks for certain nuclear workers in the U.S. and Europe, although these findings are inconsistent across populations. Despite limitations in low-dose epidemiology, well-designed studies among nuclear workers should inform some controversial aspects of the relation between ionizing radiation exposure and leukemia risk. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Mining Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Ionizing-radiation Leukemogenesis Medical-personnel Mortality-data Mortality-rates Occupational-exposure Qualitative-analysis Quantitative-analysis Radiation-exposure Radiation-levels Workers

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• ISBN:
  9781560530787
• ISSN:
  0885-114X
• 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:
  271-287
• Volume:
  16
• Issue:
  2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20021870
• Citation:
  Occup Med: State of the Art Rev 2001 Apr; 16(2):271-287
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2001
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  Occupational Medicine: State of the Art Reviews. The Nuclear Energy Industry
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:015a92e50e9ee3cf01f46a86aa9638f1642e23922f5567e670f85a503a1105ae0348b4714f1c83980d71ddda680c0fee0b4e47f73d4d529f77285461c92a462a
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/198958/cdc_198958_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 1.64 MB ]