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ArticleRadiology2021

Trends in Occupational Radiation Doses for U.S. Radiologic Technologists Performing General Radiologic and Nuclear Medicine Procedures, 1980-2015.

Daphnée Villoing, David Borrego, Dale L Preston, Bruce H Alexander, André Rose, Mark Salasky, Martha S Linet, Choonsik Lee, Cari M Kitahara

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Article in Radiology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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11citing papers in PubMed
2.2field-weighted citation impact, top 12% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

11 citing papers in PubMed, 26 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Daphnée VilloingFrom the Radiation Epidemiology Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, 9609 Medical Center Dr, Rockville, MD 20850 (D.V., D.B., A.R., M.S.L., C.L., C.M.K.); Hirosoft International, Eureka, Calif (D.L.P.); Division of Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minn (B.H.A.); Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colo (B.H.A.); and Landauer, Glenwood, Ill (M.S.).ORCID 0000-0003-1437-2211
David BorregoFrom the Radiation Epidemiology Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, 9609 Medical Center Dr, Rockville, MD 20850 (D.V., D.B., A.R., M.S.L., C.L., C.M.K.); Hirosoft International, Eureka, Calif (D.L.P.); Division of Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minn (B.H.A.); Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colo (B.H.A.); and Landauer, Glenwood, Ill (M.S.).ORCID 0000-0001-9868-5113
Dale L PrestonFrom the Radiation Epidemiology Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, 9609 Medical Center Dr, Rockville, MD 20850 (D.V., D.B., A.R., M.S.L., C.L., C.M.K.); Hirosoft International, Eureka, Calif (D.L.P.); Division of Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minn (B.H.A.); Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colo (B.H.A.); and Landauer, Glenwood, Ill (M.S.).ORCID 0000-0002-0641-2925
Bruce H AlexanderFrom the Radiation Epidemiology Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, 9609 Medical Center Dr, Rockville, MD 20850 (D.V., D.B., A.R., M.S.L., C.L., C.M.K.); Hirosoft International, Eureka, Calif (D.L.P.); Division of Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minn (B.H.A.); Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colo (B.H.A.); and Landauer, Glenwood, Ill (M.S.).ORCID 0000-0002-9523-1914
André RoseFrom the Radiation Epidemiology Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, 9609 Medical Center Dr, Rockville, MD 20850 (D.V., D.B., A.R., M.S.L., C.L., C.M.K.); Hirosoft International, Eureka, Calif (D.L.P.); Division of Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minn (B.H.A.); Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colo (B.H.A.); and Landauer, Glenwood, Ill (M.S.).
Mark SalaskyFrom the Radiation Epidemiology Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, 9609 Medical Center Dr, Rockville, MD 20850 (D.V., D.B., A.R., M.S.L., C.L., C.M.K.); Hirosoft International, Eureka, Calif (D.L.P.); Division of Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minn (B.H.A.); Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colo (B.H.A.); and Landauer, Glenwood, Ill (M.S.).
Martha S LinetFrom the Radiation Epidemiology Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, 9609 Medical Center Dr, Rockville, MD 20850 (D.V., D.B., A.R., M.S.L., C.L., C.M.K.); Hirosoft International, Eureka, Calif (D.L.P.); Division of Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minn (B.H.A.); Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colo (B.H.A.); and Landauer, Glenwood, Ill (M.S.).
Choonsik LeeFrom the Radiation Epidemiology Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, 9609 Medical Center Dr, Rockville, MD 20850 (D.V., D.B., A.R., M.S.L., C.L., C.M.K.); Hirosoft International, Eureka, Calif (D.L.P.); Division of Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minn (B.H.A.); Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colo (B.H.A.); and Landauer, Glenwood, Ill (M.S.).
Cari M KitaharaFrom the Radiation Epidemiology Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, 9609 Medical Center Dr, Rockville, MD 20850 (D.V., D.B., A.R., M.S.L., C.L., C.M.K.); Hirosoft International, Eureka, Calif (D.L.P.); Division of Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minn (B.H.A.); Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colo (B.H.A.); and Landauer, Glenwood, Ill (M.S.).ORCID 0000-0001-6416-4432
National Institutes of Health · USISCO International (United States) · USLandauer (United States) · USUniversity of Minnesota · US

Funding

Studies of Populations Exposed to Occupational Sources of RadiationZIACP010133 · NCI · DIVISION OF CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY AND GENETICS · PI KITAHARA, CARI · 2009 to 2025
$34.2M
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background Occupational doses to most medical radiation workers have declined substantially since the 1950s because of improvements in radiation protection practices. However, different patterns may have emerged for radiologic technologists working with nuclear medicine because of the higher per-procedure doses and increasing workloads. Purpose To summarize annual occupational doses during a 36-year period for a large cohort of U.S. radiologic technologists and to compare dose between general radiologic technologists and those specializing in nuclear medicine procedures. Materials and Methods Annual personal dose equivalents (referred to as

Indexed as

Allied Health PersonnelTechnology, RadiologicAdultDiagnostic ImagingHumansNuclear MedicineOccupational ExposureRadiation DosageRadiation ProtectionUnited States

Identifiers

PMID34156301
PMCPMC8409105
OpenAlexW3174391435

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