Association of chromosome translocation rate with low dose occupational radiation exposures in U.S. radiologic technologists

Radiation Research

Volumn 182, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 1-17

  Little, Mark P ^a   Kwon, Deukwoo ^b   Doi, Kazataka ^a   Simon, Steven L ^a   Preston, Dale L ^c   Doody, Michele M ^a   Lee, Terrence ^a   Miller, Jeremy S ^d   Kampa, Diane M ^e   Bhatti, Parveen ^f   Tucker, James D ^g   Linet, Martha S ^a   Sigurdson, Alice J ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^c Hirosoft International   (United States)

^d INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SERVICES INC   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^f USA   (United States)

^g WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; CHROMOSOME TRANSLOCATION; COHORT ANALYSIS; DOSIMETRY; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; HUMAN; IONIZING RADIATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONTE CARLO METHOD; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIOLOGICAL TECHNOLOGIST; UNITED STATES; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COHORT STUDIES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MONTE CARLO METHOD; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PROBABILITY; RISK; TECHNOLOGY, RADIOLOGIC; TIME FACTORS; TRANSLOCATION, GENETIC;

EID: 84904107989     PISSN: 00337587     EISSN: 19385404     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1667/RR13413.1     Document Type: Article

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