Central nervous system tumors and related intracranial pathologies in radium dial workers [electronic resource].
- Published:
- Argonne, Ill. : Argonne National Laboratory, 1988.
Oak Ridge, Tenn. : Distributed by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information, U.S. Dept. of Energy. - Physical Description:
- Pages: 10 : digital, PDF file
- Additional Creators:
- Argonne National Laboratory
United States. Department of Energy. Office of Scientific and Technical Information - Access Online:
- www.osti.gov
- Summary:
- Among the female radiation workers in the radium dial industry there is no overall excess of brain or central nervous system tumors. A significant excess did appear, however, in one of three major cohorts; the excess was not due to an excess of gliomas and cannot be ascribed with certainty to radium or external radiation. A significant proportional excess of tumors outside the brain was observed, and is consistent with irradiation of nervous system tissue from adjacent bone. Early deaths from brain abscess or mastoiditis, which are coded as diseases of the nervous system and sense organs, were observed. 12 refs., 11 tabs.
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- Note:
- Published through SciTech Connect.
01/01/1988.
"conf-8810248-2"
"DE89007376"
NCI-DOE-CEC workshop on risks from radium and thorium, Bethesda, MD, USA, 3 Oct 1988.
Stebbings, J.H.; Semkiw, W. - Funding Information:
- W-31109-ENG-38
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