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    Dose-responses from multi-model inference for the non-cancer disease mortality of atomic bomb survivors.
        
        Radiat. Environ. Biophys. 51, 165-178 (2012)
    
    
				The non-cancer mortality data for cerebrovascular disease (CVD) and cardiovascular diseases from Report 13 on the atomic bomb survivors published by the Radiation Effects Research Foundation were analysed to investigate the dose-response for the influence of radiation on these detrimental health effects. Various parametric and categorical models (such as linear-no-threshold (LNT) and a number of threshold and step models) were analysed with a statistical selection protocol that rated the model description of the data. Instead of applying the usual approach of identifying one preferred model for each data set, a set of plausible models was applied, and a sub-set of non-nested models was identified that all fitted the data about equally well. Subsequently, this sub-set of non-nested models was used to perform multi-model inference (MMI), an innovative method of mathematically combining different models to allow risk estimates to be based on several plausible dose-response models rather than just relying on a single model of choice. This procedure thereby produces more reliable risk estimates based on a more comprehensive appraisal of model uncertainties. For CVD, MMI yielded a weak dose-response (with a risk estimate of about one-third of the LNT model) below a step at 0.6 Gy and a stronger dose-response at higher doses. The calculated risk estimates are consistent with zero risk below this threshold-dose. For mortalities related to cardiovascular diseases, an LNT-type dose-response was found with risk estimates consistent with zero risk below 2.2 Gy based on 90% confidence intervals. The MMI approach described here resolves a dilemma in practical radiation protection when one is forced to select between models with profoundly different dose-responses for risk estimates.
			
			
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        Publikationstyp
        Artikel: Journalartikel
    
 
    
        Dokumenttyp
        Wissenschaftlicher Artikel
    
 
     
    
    
        Schlagwörter
        Risk assessment; Radiation; Cerebrovascular disease; Cardiovascular diseases; Threshold-dose; LNT; RADIATION-EXPOSURE; MAYAK PA; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES; IONIZING-RADIATION; CANCER MODEL; WORKERS; COHORT; RISK; REGISTRY; ERRORS
    
 
     
    
    
        Sprache
        englisch
    
 
    
        Veröffentlichungsjahr
        2012
    
 
     
    
        HGF-Berichtsjahr
        2012
    
 
    
    
        ISSN (print) / ISBN
        0301-634X
    
 
    
        e-ISSN
        1432-2099
    
 
     
     
     
	     
	 
	 
    
        Zeitschrift
        Radiation and Environmental Biophysics
    
 
		
    
        Quellenangaben
        
	    Band: 51,  
	    Heft: 2,  
	    Seiten: 165-178 
	    
	    
	
    
 
  
         
        
            Verlag
            Springer
        
 
         
	
         
         
         
         
         
	
         
         
         
    
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
    
        Begutachtungsstatus
        Peer reviewed
    
 
    
        Institut(e)
        Institute of Radiation Protection (ISS)
    
 
    
        POF Topic(s)
        30504 - Mechanisms of Genetic and Environmental Influences on Health and Disease
    
 
    
        Forschungsfeld(er)
        Radiation Sciences
    
 
    
        PSP-Element(e)
        G-501100-004
    
 
     
     	
    
        PubMed ID
        22437350
    
    
    
        WOS ID
        000303464400006
    
    
        Scopus ID
        84863784542
    
    
        Erfassungsdatum
        2012-06-05