- 著者
- JAMES V. NEEL WILLIAM J. SCHULL AKIO A. AWA CHIYOKO SATOH HIROO KATO MASANORI OTAKE YASUHIKO YOSHIMOTO
- 出版者
- Journal of Radiation Research Editorial Committee
- 雑誌
- Journal of Radiation Research (ISSN:04493060)
- 巻号頁・発行日
- vol.32, no.SUPPLEMENT, pp.347-374, 1991 (Released:2006-05-31)
- 参考文献数
- 75
- 被引用文献数
- 5
The data collected in Hiroshima and Nagasaki during the past 40 years on the children of survivors of the atomic bombings and on the children of a suitable control population are analyzed on the basis of the newly revised estimates of radiation doses. No statistically significant effects emerge with respect to eight different indicators. Since, however, it may confidently be assumed some mutations were induced, we have taken the data at face value and calculated the minimal gametic doubling doses of acute radiation for the individual indicators at various probability levels. An effort has also been made to calculate the most probable doubling dose for the indicators combined. The latter value is between 1.7 and 2.2 Sv. It is suggested the appropriate figure for chronic radiation would be between 3.4 and 4.5 Sv. These estimates suggest humans are less sensitive to the genetic effects of radiation than has been assumed on the basis of past extrapolations from experiments with mice.
- 著者
- HARUO EZAKI NOBUO TAKEICHI YASUHIKO YOSHIMOTO
- 出版者
- Journal of Radiation Research 編集委員会
- 雑誌
- Journal of Radiation Research (ISSN:04493060)
- 巻号頁・発行日
- vol.32, no.SUPPLEMENT, pp.193-200, 1991 (Released:2006-05-31)
- 参考文献数
- 7
- 被引用文献数
- 14 20
We analysed thyroid cancers which were diagnosed clinically or detected at autopsy during 22 years (1958 to 1979) in a sample of 75, 493 study subjects exposed in Hiroshima belonging to the extended LSS sample of the Radiation Effects Research Foundation. One hundred and twenty-five cases of clinical thyroid cancer (15 in males and 110 in females) were confirmed, giving a crude incidence rate per 100, 000 person-years of 2.7 for males, 12.4 for females and 8.6 for both sexes combined. There was a significant increase of thyroid cancer with increase of atomic bomb radiation dose (thyroid tissue dose based on T65D) in females and in the sexes combined. This tendency was predominant in those exposed at less than 19 years of age. Compared to the control group, the relative risk in the ≥0.50 Gy group was higher at 4.0 for males (not significant) and at 4.3 for females (p <0.01). Latent thyroid cancer was detected in 155 cases or 3.5% (2.5% for males and 4.5% for females) of the 4, 425 cases that came to autopsy during the same period. Compared to the control group, the relative risk in the 50 + rad group was 1.7 for males (not significant), 2.0 for females (p <0.05) and 1.9 for both sexes combined (p <0.05). New data obtained from autopsy cases between 1950 and 1985 have been added.