Editorial - Health Effects of Exposure to Low Levels of Ionising Radiation BEIR V

1990 ◽  
Vol 30 (3) ◽  
pp. 147-148
Author(s):  
J.W. Stather
Keyword(s):  
Health Effects ◽  
Ionising Radiation ◽  
Low Levels

Emergency preparedness: Ionising radiation incidents and medical management

2018 ◽  
Vol 166 (1) ◽  
pp. 21-28
Author(s):  
Crawford R M Foster
Keyword(s):  
Health Effects ◽  
Military Personnel ◽  
Emergency Preparedness ◽  
Medical Management ◽  
Ionising Radiation ◽  
Operational Environment ◽  
Nuclear War ◽  
Industrial Accidents

Military personnel risk being exposed to ionising radiation through a variety of means, including industrial accidents with Ministry of Defence equipment, inadvertent exposure while on operations, terrorist activities and nuclear war. The aim of this review is to outline the possible acute health effects and immediate management of radiation casualties in the context of different exposure scenarios. It emphasises the most important principles for managing irradiated, and/or contaminated casualties, in the operational environment, as well as providing details of key references and other sources of reach-back support.

scholarly journals Chromosome Aberrations in Peripheral Blood Lymphocytes of Croatian Hospital Staff Occupationally Exposed to Low Levels of Ionising Radiation

2008 ◽  
Vol 59 (4) ◽  
pp. 251-259 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vilena Kašuba ◽  
Ružica Rozgaj ◽  
Anamarija Jazbec
Keyword(s):  
Peripheral Blood ◽  
Chromosome Aberrations ◽  
Direct Detection ◽  
Hospital Staff ◽  
Peripheral Blood Lymphocytes ◽  
Ionising Radiation ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Blood Lymphocytes ◽  
Occupationally Exposed ◽  
Low Levels

Chromosome Aberrations in Peripheral Blood Lymphocytes of Croatian Hospital Staff Occupationally Exposed to Low Levels of Ionising RadiationMedical staff is an occupational group exposed to different agents suspected to induce genetic damage. Among them ionising radiation is the most studied. Cytogenetic analysis of human chromosomes in peripheral lymphocytes allows direct detection of mutation in somatic cells. This study investigated the cytogenetic effects of low-level ionising x-radiation in 48-hour peripheral blood lymphocyte cultures sampled from 765 hospital staff occupationally exposed to several agents known or suspected to induce chromosome damage and compared them with 200 control subjects. The exposed subjects were divided in eight (8) groups according to their specialities and job titles. The exposed groups manifested an increase in all types of chromosome aberrations. Acentric fragments were the most frequent chromosome-type aberration. Dicentric chromosomes were statistically significant only in urologists/gynaecologists. Age and smoking significantly influenced the incidence of dicentrics in the exposed groups. The frequency of ring chromosomes was low in all exposed groups (range: 0-2), and none were found in the control group. These findings indicate the importance of periodic medical checkups of hospital staff occupationally exposed to low doses of ionising radiation. The purpose is to create an individual cytogenetic register, where changes could evidence individual risks.

Review and evaluation of updated research on the health effects associated with low-dose ionising radiation

2010 ◽  
Vol 140 (2) ◽  
pp. 103-136 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. T. Dauer ◽  
A. L. Brooks ◽  
D. G. Hoel ◽  
W. F. Morgan ◽  
D. Stram ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Effects ◽  
Low Dose ◽  
Ionising Radiation
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