Importance Thyroid nodules are common, being detected in up to 65% of the general
population. This is likely due to the increased use of diagnostic imaging for purposes …

Context Approximately 60% of adults harbor 1 or more thyroid nodules. The possibility of
cancer is the overriding concern, but only about 5% prove to be malignant. The widespread …

In this article we review the history of key epidemiological studies of populations exposed to
ionizing radiation. We highlight historical and recent findings regarding radiation-associated …

Context: Although radiation exposure is an important predictor of thyroid cancer on
diagnosis of a thyroid nodule, the relationship between childhood radiation exposure and …

This article addresses issues relevant to interpreting findings from 26 epidemiologic studies
of persons exposed to low-dose radiation. We review the extensive data from both …

Abstract National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements Commentary 27
examines recent epidemiologic data primarily from low-dose or low dose-rate studies of low …

There is direct evidence of risks at moderate and high levels of radiation dose for highly
radiogenic cancers such as leukaemia and thyroid cancer. For many cancer sites, however …

This study examines the association between environmental radiation exposure and
essential hypertension in a series of investigated geographical districts adjacent to the …

Within the European Epidemiological Study to Quantify Risks for Paediatric Computerized
Tomography (EPI-CT study), a cohort was assembled comprising nearly one million …

For many cancer sites low-dose risks are not known and must be extrapolated from those
observed in groups exposed at much higher levels of dose. Measurement error can …