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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

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