Cancer and circulatory disease risks in US radiologic technologists associated with performing procedures involving radionuclides.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The number of nuclear medicine procedures has increased substantially over the past several decades, with uncertain health risks to the medical workers who perform them. We estimated risks of incidence and mortality from cancer and circulatory disease associated with performing procedures involving the use of radionuclides.

Methods

From a nationwide cohort of 90,955 US radiologic technologists who completed a mailed questionnaire during 1994-1998, 22,039 reported ever performing diagnostic radionuclide procedures, brachytherapy, radioactive iodine therapy, or other radionuclide therapy. We calculated multivariable-adjusted HRs and 95% CIs for incidence (through 2003-2005) and mortality (through 2008) associated with performing these procedures.

Results

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SUBMITTER: Kitahara CM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10291849 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature