The growing importance of radiation worker studies
Menée au Royaume-Uni à partir de données portant sur 167 003 personnes, cette étude évalue l'association entre une exposition professionnelle à des rayonnements ionisants, le risque de cancer et la mortalité spécifique (durée moyenne de suivi : 32 ans)
Large radiation worker studies have the potential to provide precise risk estimates for protracted exposure to low-level ionising radiation. Recent worker studies have reported statistically discernible dose-related increased risks of cancer; however, results must be interpreted with care, and occupational radiation doses need to be treated with particular attention.