Available evidence suggests that the incidence of leukemia and lymphoma tends to be
higher in highly developed regions of the world and among Whites in the United States …

Information concerning radiation-induced malignancies comes from the A-bomb survivors
and from medically exposed individuals, including second cancers in radiation therapy …

The thyroid gland of children is especially vulnerable to the carcinogenic action of ionizing
radiation. To provide insights into various modifying influences on risk, seven major studies …

This paper presents an analysis of data on the incidence of leukemia, lymphoma and
myeloma in the Life Span Study cohort of atomic bomb survivors during the period from late …

This book is the standard reference manual of cancer registration methodology and uses. It
provides guidelines on all aspects, such as the establishment of a registry, collection …

Rapid innovations in radiation therapy techniques have resulted in an urgent need for risk
projection models for second cancer risks from high-dose radiation exposure, because …

About 15% of the ionizing radiation exposure to the general public comes from artificial
sources, and almost all of this exposure is due to medical radiation, largely from diagnostic …

It has been long known that patients treated with ionizing radiation carry a risk of developing
a second cancer in their lifetimes. Factors contributing to the recently renewed concern …

Deterministic and stochastic effects associated with high-dose ionizing radiation (x-ray)
exposure have been known for almost as long as ionizing radiation itself (1–3). At lower …

Background: To evaluate the possible association between paediatric head computed
tomography (CT) examination and increased subsequent risk of malignancy and benign …