Publication Date |
1997 |
Personal Author |
Wing, S. B.; Richardson, D. B. |
Page Count |
238 |
Abstract |
The report examines the effects of low-level external exposure to ionizing radiation on mortality among workers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). A retrospective cohort study examines 14,095 ORNL workers hired between 1943 and 1972 who were followed through 1990. Analyses focus on time-related factors influencing the association between all cancer mortality rates and cumulative external radiation dose. A limited number of analyses further considered all cause mortality, all causes except cancer, lung cancer, all cancers except lung, leukemia, ischemic heart disease, non-malignant respiratory disease, and external causes. The effects of external radiation dose were larger for doses received at older ages. |
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Source Agency |
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Corporate Authors |
North Carolina Univ. at Chapel Hill. Dept. of Epidemiology.; National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, OH. |
Supplemental Notes |
Sponsored by National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, OH. |
Document Type |
Technical Report |
Title Note |
Final rept. |
NTIS Issue Number |
199811 |