Ionizing radiation and solid cancer mortality among US nuclear facility workers.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The risk of solid cancers from low-level protracted ionizing radiation is not well characterized. Nuclear workers provide valuable information on the effects of ionizing radiation in contemporary exposure scenarios relevant to workers and the public.

Methods

We evaluated the association between penetrating ionizing radiation exposure and solid cancer mortality among a pooled cohort of nuclear workers in the USA, with extended follow-up to examine cancers with long latencies. This analysis includes 101 363 workers from five nuclear facilities, with 12 069 solid cancer deaths between 1944 and 2016. The association between cumulative equivalent dose measured in sieverts (Sv) and solid cancer subtypes were modelled as the excess relative rate per Sv (ERR Sv-1) using C

SUBMITTER: Kelly-Reif K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10527884 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature