Routine diagnostic X-ray examinations and increased frequency of chromosome translocations among U.S. radiologic technologists

Cancer Research

Volumn 68, Issue 21, 2008, Pages 8825-8831

  Sigurdson, Alice J ^a   Bhatti, Parveen ^a   Preston, Dale L ^b   Doody, Michele Morin ^a   Kampa, Diane ^c   Alexander, Bruce H ^c   Petibone, Dayton ^d   Yong, Lee C ^e   Edwards, Alan A ^f   Ron, Elaine ^a   Tucker, James D ^d  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b HiroSoft International Corporation   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^d WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

^f PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RADIOISOTOPE;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BONE MARROW; CANCER RISK; CHROMOSOME DAMAGE; CHROMOSOME PAINTING; CHROMOSOME TRANSLOCATION; CIGARETTE SMOKING; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE MARKER; FEMALE; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIODIAGNOSIS; RADIOLOGICAL TECHNOLOGIST; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX RATIO; UNITED STATES; X RAY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COHORT STUDIES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; TECHNOLOGY, RADIOLOGIC; TRANSLOCATION, GENETIC; UNITED STATES;

EID: 55349113917     PISSN: 00085472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-08-1691     Document Type: Article

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