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Issues and Epidemiological Evidence regarding Radiation-Induced Thyroid Cancer

Shore, Roy E.·1992·Radiation Research

Abstract

The available information on the induction of thyroid cancer in humans by ionizing radiation is summarized and weaknesses or gaps in assessing risk are identified. Issues to be addressed include: average estimates of thyroid cancer risk from external irradiation, the effects of age on thyroid cancer induction, shape of the dose-response curve for acute irradiation, magnitude of risk at low doses, effects of dose fractionation or dose protraction, the relative effectiveness of iodine-131 (131I) in inducing thyroid cancer compared to external radiation, the temporal course of radiogenic thyroid cancer risk, mortality caused by thyroid cancer, host-susceptibility factors for radiogenic thyroid cancer, and biological factors in risk. It is concluded that the most important needs are to obtain more information on thyroid cancer risks following low-level or highly fractionated radiation exposures and following 131I exposure in children.

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Authors
Shore, R. E.
Affiliations
NYU Langone Health (US)
Corresponding author
Shore, Roy E.
Venue
Radiation Research
Publisher
JSTOR
Published
1992-07
Volume
131
Issue
1
Pages
98
ISSN
0033-7587 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2006336560
Cited by
263
References
83
Citations by year
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FWCI
6.87
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Radiation Research (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institutes of Health (5r37ca043175-07, 5p30ca013343-19)
  • National Cancer Institute (CA 13343, CA43175)
  • National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (ES00260, P30ES000260)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging › Effects of Radiation Exposure
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism › Thyroid Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Global and Planetary Change › Radioactive contamination and transfer
Keywords
radiation-induced thyroid cancer, ionizing radiation, thyroid cancer risk, dose-response relationship, low-dose radiation, dose fractionation, iodine-131, external irradiation, age effects, host susceptibility, thyroid cancer mortality, children
MeSH terms
Age Factors, Dose-Response Relationship, Radiation, Environmental Exposure, Humans, Iodine Radioisotopes, Neoplasms, Radiation-Induced, Radioactive Fallout, Risk, Thyroid Neoplasms, Meta-Analysis as Topic

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