ESTIMATION OF INDIVIDUALIZED RADIATION RISK FROM CHRONIC OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE IN RUSSIA

ESTIMATION OF INDIVIDUALIZED RADIATION RISK FROM CHRONIC OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE IN RUSSIA

Internationally, the upper limit of acceptable individualized risk from occupational exposure for nuclear industry workers is determined by the death probability 10 y. The same risk value of 10 y is established by the radiation safety standards currently in force in Russia. The United Nations Scient...

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Published in:Health physics (1958) Vol. 97; no. 2; pp. 107 - 114
Main Authors: Ivanov, Victor K, Tsyb, Anatoly F, Panfilov, Alexander P, Agapov, Alexander M, Kaidalov, Oleg V, Korelo, Alexander M, Maksioutov, A, Chekin, Sergey Y, Kashcheyeva, Polina V
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: United States Health Physics Society 01-08-2009
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Ovid Technologies
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Cancer
Chronic Disease
Dose-Response Relationship, Radiation
Female
Health physics
Health risk assessment
Human exposure
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Neoplasms, Radiation-Induced - epidemiology
Neoplasms, Radiation-Induced - mortality
Nuclear Energy
Occupational Diseases - epidemiology
Occupational Diseases - mortality
Occupational Exposure - adverse effects
Occupational health
Power Plants
Radiation Monitoring
Radiation protection
Risk Factors
Russia - epidemiology
Survival Rate
Young Adult
Russia
United Nations
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Summary:Internationally, the upper limit of acceptable individualized risk from occupational exposure for nuclear industry workers is determined by the death probability 10 y. The same risk value of 10 y is established by the radiation safety standards currently in force in Russia. The United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation has proposed the formulas for estimating individualized risk of developing cancer with allowance for radiation dose, age at exposure, attained age, and sex. This methodology is first applied to estimate individualized radiation risk for Russian nuclear industry workers (49,900 persons) who were monitored for radiation exposure through the use of personal dosimeters. The estimates show that in 2006 the threshold of 10 y for individualized risk is exceeded for 755 persons, which is 1.6% of all workers covered by personal dose monitoring. The excess absolute risk (EAR) and attributable risk (AR) were estimated for all cancers, solid cancers, and leukemias.
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ISSN:0017-9078
1538-5159
DOI:10.1097/01.HP.0000346702.02932.7d