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Identifying the health risks from very low-dose sparsely ionizing radiation.

Abstract
The health risks from low-dose sparsely ionizing (low-LET) radiation have been the subject of continued debate. At present, quantitative estimates of risk are extremely uncertain due to the controversy surrounding both the dosimetry for A-bomb survivor data and the choice of mathematical models for extrapolating risk from high to low doses. Nevertheless, much can be learned about the nature of the health risks by reviewing the epidemiologic literature. We present a summary of diseases which have been associated with low-LET radiation (less than 1000 rad) in at least two independent studies, according to the mean cumulative organ dose at which the disease was observed. At organ doses of less than or equal to 50 rad, the only diseases that have been reported consistently are thyroid cancer, salivary gland tumors, and leukemia. The first two diseases were observed in association with x-ray epilation of the scalp for tinea capitis, a therapy which is no longer employed. On the other hand, leukemia has been observed repeatedly to occur at cumulative doses of greater than or equal to 30 rad low-LET radiation.
AuthorsN A Dreyer, E Friedlander
JournalAmerican journal of public health (Am J Public Health) Vol. 72 Issue 6 Pg. 585-8 (Jun 1982) ISSN: 0090-0036 [Print] United States
PMID7041660 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Review)
Topics
  • Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
  • Humans
  • Leukemia, Radiation-Induced (epidemiology, etiology)
  • Neoplasms, Radiation-Induced (epidemiology, etiology)
  • Radiation, Ionizing (adverse effects)
  • Risk

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