Dalton Nuclear Institute, The University of Manchester, Pariser Building-G Floor, Sackville Street, Manchester M13 9PL, UK. Richard.Wakeford@manchester.ac.uk
Journal of radiological protection : official journal of the Society for Radiological Protection 2013 MarSince the early years of follow-up of the Japanese atomic-bomb survivors, it has been apparent that childhood leukaemia has a particular sensitivity to induction by ionising radiation, the excess relative risk (ERR) being expressed as a temporal wave with time since exposure. This pattern has been generally confirmed by studies of children treated with radiotherapy. Case-control studies of childhood leukaemia and antenatal exposure to diagnostic x-rays, a recent large cohort study of leukaemia following CT examinations of young people, and a recent large case-control study of natural background γ-radiation and childhood leukaemia have found evidence of raised risks following low-level exposure. These findings indicate that an ERR/Sv for childhood leukaemia of ~50, which may be derived from risk models based upon the Japanese atomic-bomb survivors, is broadly applicable to low dose or low dose-rate exposure circumstances.
Richard Wakeford. The risk of childhood leukaemia following exposure to ionising radiation--a review. Journal of radiological protection : official journal of the Society for Radiological Protection. 2013 Mar;33(1):1-25
PMID: 23296257
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