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ArticleDose-response : a publication of International Hormesis Society

Dose-Response Effects of Low-Dose Ionizing Radiation on Blood Parameters in Industrial Irradiation Workers.

Jia-Jia Guo, Ning Liu, Zheng Ma, Zi-Jun Gong, Yue-Lang Liang, Qi Cheng, Xin-Guang Zhong, Zhen-Jiang Yao

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Jia-Jia GuoDepartment of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8056-9181
Ning LiuDepartment of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou, China.
Zheng MaThe Sixth People's Hospital of Dongguan, Dongguan, China.
Zi-Jun GongDepartment of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou, China.
Yue-Lang LiangDepartment of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou, China.
Qi ChengDepartment of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou, China.
Xin-Guang ZhongThe Sixth People's Hospital of Dongguan, Dongguan, China.
Zhen-Jiang YaoDepartment of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2156-7896
Guangdong Pharmaceutical University · CNDongguan People’s Hospital · CN

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Abstract

While previous studies have focused on the health effects of occupational exposure of radiations on medical radiation workers, few have analyzed the dose-response relationship between low radiation doses and changes in blood parameters. Even fewer studies have been conducted on industrial worker populations. Using a prospective cohort study design, this study collected health examination reports and personal dose monitoring data from 705 industrial irradiation workers who underwent regular physical examinations at Dongguan Sixth People's Hospital. The dose-response effects of low-dose ionizing radiation on blood parameters were assessed using a generalized linear model and restricted cubic spline model. Red blood cell counts decreased then increased, before decreasing again with increasing ionizing radiation. This was in contrast to the curve of the total platelet count after irradiation. Additionally, a radiation dose of 2.904 mSv was the turning point for the nonlinear curve of hemoglobin count changes. In conclusion, long-term, low-dose ionizing radiation affects blood cell levels in industrial irradiation workers. There is a nonlinear dose-response relationship between red blood cell, platelet, and hemoglobin counts and the cumulative radiation dose. These findings should alert radiation workers to seek preventive medical treatment before the occurrence of any serious hematopoietic disease.

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blood cell counthemoglobinindustrial irradiation workerslow-dose ionizing radiationplateletred blood cell

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