Ionising radiation and cardiovascular disease: systematic review and meta-analysis

MP Little, TV Azizova, DB Richardson, S Tapio… - bmj, 2023 - bmj.com
Objective To systematically review and perform a meta-analysis of radiation associated risks
of cardiovascular disease in all groups exposed to radiation with individual radiation dose …

Cancer risk following low doses of ionising radiation–Current epidemiological evidence and implications for radiological protection

W Rühm, D Laurier, R Wakeford - Mutation Research/Genetic Toxicology …, 2022 - Elsevier
Recent studies suggest that every year worldwide about a million patients might be exposed
to doses of the order of 100 mGy of low-LET radiation, due to recurrent application of …

A million persons, a million dreams: a vision for a national center of radiation epidemiology and biology

JD Boice Jr, B Quinn, I Al-Nabulsi, A Ansari… - … journal of radiation …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Background Epidemiologic studies of radiation-exposed populations form the basis for
human safety standards. They also help shape public health policy and evidence-based …

Mortality among medical radiation workers in the United States, 1965–2016

JD Boice Jr, SS Cohen, MT Mumma… - … Journal of Radiation …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Background Estimates of radiation risks following prolonged exposures at low doses and
low-dose rates are uncertain. Medical radiation workers are a major component of the …

[HTML][HTML] Risk of developing non-cancerous central nervous system diseases due to ionizing radiation exposure during adulthood: Systematic review and meta …

J Lopes, K Leuraud, D Klokov, C Durand, MO Bernier… - Brain Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
Background: High-dose ionizing radiation (IR)(> 0.5 Gy) is an established risk factor for
cognitive impairments, but this cannot be concluded for low-to-moderate IR exposure (< 0.5 …

[HTML][HTML] Moon, Mars and Minds: Evaluating Parkinson's disease mortality among US radiation workers and veterans in the million person study of low-dose effects

LT Dauer, L Walsh, MT Mumma, SS Cohen… - … für Medizinische Physik, 2024 - Elsevier
Background Radiation is one of the most important stressors related to missions in space
beyond Earth's orbit. Epidemiologic studies of exposed workers have reported elevated …

Mortality from leukemia, cancer and heart disease among US nuclear power plant workers, 1957–2011

JD Boice Jr, SS Cohen, MT Mumma… - … Journal of Radiation …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Background The aim of the Million Person Study of Low-Dose Health Effects (MPS) is to
examine the level of radiation risk for chronic exposures received gradually over time and …

[HTML][HTML] Ionizing radiation exposure during adulthood and risk of developing central nervous system tumors: systematic review and meta-analysis

J Lopes, C Baudin, K Leuraud, D Klokov… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Many studies on ionizing radiation (IR) exposure during childhood have shown deleterious
effects on the central nervous system (CNS), however results regarding adult exposure are …

Overview of epidemiological studies of nuclear workers: opportunities, expectations, and limitations∗

R Wakeford - Journal of Radiological Protection, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
Epidemiological studies of those exposed occupationally to ionising radiation offer an
important opportunity to directly check the assumptions underlying the international system …

Exposure to low-dose radiation in occupational settings and ischaemic heart disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis

CE Peters, EK Quinn… - Occupational and …, 2023 - oem.bmj.com
Ionising radiation is a human carcinogen, but the evidence is less clear that exposure to low-
dose ionising radiation (LDIR) increases the risk of adverse cardiovascular outcomes. We …