Occupational radiation exposure and excess additive risk of cataract incidence in a cohort of US radiologic technologists.

Mark P LittleElizabeth K CahoonCari M KitaharaSteven L SimonNobuyuki Hamada Martha S Linet

Published in: Occupational and environmental medicine (2019)

The elevated additive risks associated with low-dose radiation, if confirmed elsewhere, have important public health and clinical implications for radiation workers as well as regulatory measures.

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