Risks associated with ionizing radiation

Risks from ionizing radiation during pregnancy

Gholami M1, Abedini MR2, Khossravi HR3, Akbari S4 1. Instructor, Department of medical physics, Faculty of medicine, Lorestan University of medical sciences 2. Assistant professor, Department of radiology, Faculty of medicine, Lorestan University of medical sciences 3. Assistant professor, Department of radiation protection, Iranian Atomic Energy Organization 4. Assistant professor, D...

Correction: Cardiovascular Risks Associated with Low Dose Ionizing Particle Radiation

Previous epidemiologic data demonstrate that cardiovascular (CV) morbidity and mortality may occur decades after ionizing radiation exposure. With increased use of proton and carbon ion radiotherapy and concerns about space radiation exposures to astronauts on future long-duration exploration-type missions, the long-term effects and risks of low-dose charged particle irradiation on the CV syste...

Sources, Effects and Risks of Ionizing Radiation

Carcinogenic risks of prenatal ionizing radiation.

The risk of cancer in offspring who have been exposed to diagnostic X-ray procedures while in utero has been debated for 55 years. High doses at high dose rates to the embryo or fetus (e.g. >0.5 Gy) increase the risk of cancer. This has been demonstrated in human epidemiology studies as well as in mammalian animal studies. Most pregnant women exposed to diagnostic X-ray procedures or the diagno...

Chapter 21 Reproductive and Developmental Risks of Ionizing Radiation What are the Reproductive and Developmental Risks of Ionizing Radiation ?

Many pregnant women are concerned about the potential reproductive and developmental risks of radiation exposures. With the advent of the Internet, consulting has become more rapid and efficient. In 2008, the pregnancy website of the Health Physics Society (HPS), ATE (Ask the Expert), received approximately 2,400,000 hits. Over 700,000 prepared answers to questions were downloaded. Over 1,600 c...