-
Ionizing radiation-induced bystander effects, potential targets for modulation of radiotherapy, Rzeszowska-Wolny J, Przybyszewski WM, Widel M.
FORBES: 1st Person | Facing an Unsettled Future After Radiation Exposure
-
Emergency medicine physicians typically receive extensive training in management of patients exposed to WMD, as well as other chemical, biologic, or radiation-induced disasters.
FORBES: Is Ricin An Effective Biological Terror Agent?
-
Now, cancer-related risk estimates are "no more than a rough guesstimate, " David Brenner, an expert on radiation-induced cancer at Columbia University, said in an email.
NPR: Astronauts Face Radiation Threat On Long Mars Trip
-
However, some radiation-induced cancer occurs after a much shorter period.
FORBES: French System For Cleaning Fukushima Water Blamed For Leukemia, Polluted Beaches In Europe
-
For example, a study in the journal Radiology in March found that for young men with testicular cancer, the mortality risk from their cancer was three times higher than from radiation-induced cancer.
WSJ: New Tracking of a Patient's Radiation Exposure
-
Another study from the May issue of Radiology found that among patients ages 18 to 35 undergoing chest CTs and abdominal CTs for cancer, trauma and abdominal pain, the short-term risk of dying from an underlying condition was 7.1% and 3.9%, respectively, compared with long-term risk from radiation-induced cancer of 0.1%.
WSJ: New Tracking of a Patient's Radiation Exposure