Thyroid cancer after exposure to external radiation: a pooled analysis of seven studies

• Published in: Radiation research Vol. 141; no. 3; p. 259
• Main Authors: Ron, E, Lubin, J H, Shore, R E, Mabuchi, K, Modan, B, Pottern, L M, Schneider, A B, Tucker, M A, Boice, Jr, J D
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.03.1995
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Case-Control Studies; Child; Child, Preschool; Cohort Studies; Female; Humans; Infant; Male; Neoplasms, Radiation-Induced - epidemiology; Nuclear Warfare; Radiotherapy - adverse effects; Thyroid Neoplasms - epidemiology; Thyroid Neoplasms - etiology

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 with organ doses to individual subjects were evaluated. Five cohort studies (atomic bomb survivors, children tre...