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## Background Medical radiation workers occupy the largest group of radiation workers and the numbers are rapidly increasing worldwide. This presentation purposes to report findings from the Korean medical radiation workers’ study. ## Methods Data on all diagnostic medical radiation workers enrolled at the national dose registry between 1996 and 2011 (n=94,396) were merged with the death and cancer incidence data with coverage through the end of 2015. We reconstructed historical radiation doses and estimated organ-specific doses for all workers. The cancer risks were calculated using standardized mortality ratios (SMRs), standardized incidence ratios (SIRs), excess relative risk (ERR), and lifetime attributable risk (LAR). For radiologic technologists (n=12,906), we conducted a survey and merged the data with the national health insurance data of 2006–2016 for investigation of non-cancer diseases. ## Results The mean cumulative badge doses for all workers were 10.6 mSv (men) and 2.7 mSv (women). Medical radiation workers have more favorable mortality than in general population for all causes of death among men (SMR=0.45) and women (SMR=0.49). Based on 2192 of primary cancer cases,

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Author

Won Jin Lee; Eun Shil Cha; Seulki Ko

Publisher

BMJ Publishing Group; BMJ (ISSN 1351-0711)

Published

2019

Language

EN

Field

Medicine (Health Sciences)