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Schöllnberger, H.* ; Dauer, L.T.* ; Wakeford, R.* ; Constanzo, J.* ; Golden, A.*

Summary of radiation research society online 67th annual meeting, symposium on "Radiation and circulatory effects".

Int. J. Radiat. Biol., DOI: 10.1080/09553002.2022.2110304 (2022)
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PURPOSE: This article summarizes a number of presentations from a session on "Radiation and Circulatory Effects" held during the Radiation Research Society Online 67th Annual Meeting, October 3-6 2021. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Different epidemiological cohorts were analyzed with various statistical means common in epidemiology. The cohorts included the one from the U.S. Million Person Study and the Canadian Fluoroscopy Cohort Study. In addition, one of the contributions in our article relies on results from analyses of the Japanese atomic bomb survivors, Russian emergency and recovery workers and cohorts of nuclear workers. The Canadian Fluoroscopy Cohort Study data were analyzed with a larger series of linear and nonlinear dose-response models in addition to the linear no-threshold (LNT) model. RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS: The talks in this symposium showed that low/moderate acute doses at low/moderate dose rates can be associated with an increased risk of CVD, although some of the epidemiological results for occupational cohorts are equivocal. The usually only limited availability of information on well-known risk factors for circulatory disease (e.g. smoking, obesity, hypertension, diabetes, physical activity) is an important limiting factor that may bias any observed association between radiation exposure and detrimental health outcome, especially at low doses. Additional follow-up and careful dosimetric and outcome assessment are necessary and more epidemiological and experimental research is required. Obtaining reliable information on other risk factors is especially important.
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Publication type Article: Journal article
Document type Meeting abstract
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Keywords Canadian Fluoroscopy Cohort Study ; Ionizing Radiation ; Million Person Study ; Cardiovascular Diseases ; Circulatory Effects ; Radiation Workers
ISSN (print) / ISBN 0955-3002
e-ISSN 1362-3095
Journal International Journal of Radiation Biology
Publisher Informa Healthcare
Non-patent literature Publications
Reviewing status Peer reviewed