Health Risks of Ionizing Radiation: - Clark University
Health Risks of Ionizing Radiation: - Clark University
Health Risks of Ionizing Radiation: - Clark University
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Thyroid cancer rate ratio 5.5 3 ; breast<br />
cancer RR 2.11 (90% CI 1.05-4.24)<br />
Average doses 9 cGy (thyroid)<br />
and 1.6 cGy (breast)<br />
Cohort study <strong>of</strong> thyroid and breast cancer incidence in<br />
over 10,902 children (and 10,902 matched controls)<br />
treated for tinea capiti in Israel, 1949-1960<br />
Modan et al.<br />
1977, 1989<br />
RR 4.0 (2.3-7.9); significant linear<br />
dose-response<br />
Mean thyroid dose 9.3 cGy;<br />
range 4.5-49.5 cGy<br />
Cohort study <strong>of</strong> brain and CNS tumors following<br />
childhood treatment for tinea capitis in Israel (1948-<br />
1960; 10,834 exposed and 10,834 nonexposed subjects)<br />
Ron<br />
et al. 1989<br />
ERR 7.7/Gy (2.1-28.7) for exposure<br />
age 15<br />
Mean dose in pooled cohort<br />
0.37 Gy<br />
Pooled analysis <strong>of</strong> thyroid cancer in seven external<br />
exposure cohorts (approximately 58,000 exposed and<br />
61,000 nonexposed subjects)<br />
Ron<br />
et al. 1995<br />
Sample too small to be informative; no<br />
significant difference in cancer<br />
mortality compared to general<br />
population<br />
17-24 Gy per series (some<br />
patients had 2 or 3 series)<br />
Cohort study <strong>of</strong> cancer mortality following treatment<br />
for 250 cases <strong>of</strong> Graves’ ophthalmopathy 4 in Germany,<br />
1963-1978<br />
Schaeffer<br />
et al. 2002<br />
SIRs 3.0 (1.3-5.9; brain cancer) and 3.2<br />
(1.5-6.1; leukemia)<br />
Mean doses <strong>of</strong> 4 Gy (bone<br />
marrow <strong>of</strong> the skull), 1.4 Gy<br />
(brain), and 0.06 Gy (thyroid)<br />
Cohort study <strong>of</strong> disease outcomes following treatment<br />
for tinea capitis in 5,604 children 5 (New York City,<br />
1940-1959)<br />
Shore<br />
et al. 2003<br />
Medical Exposures 37<br />
3<br />
Based on reported rates <strong>of</strong> 1.1/1,000 in exposed cases and 0.2/1,000 in unexposed controls<br />
4<br />
Grave’s opthalmopathy is an eye disorder associated with hyperthyroidism that is characterized by protrusion <strong>of</strong> the eye, inflammation and general eye pain. It<br />
has been treated in some cases with high, localized radiation exposure.<br />
5<br />
2,224 children were treated with radiation and 1,380 received non-radiation treatment