Highlights

2011 Radiation Epidemiology and Dosimetry Course Slides and videocasts of the 2011 Radiation Epidemiology and Dosimetry Course are now available online.
Kleinerman RA, et al. Variation of Second Cancer Risk by Family History of Retinoblastoma Among Long-Term Survivors. J Clin Oncol. 2012 Mar 20;30(9):950-957.
Higher cancer risk continues after Chernobyl NIH study finds that thyroid cancer risk for those who were children and adolescents when exposed to fallout has not yet begun to decline.
Berrington de Gonzalez A, et al. Proportion of second cancers attributable to radiotherapy treatment in adults: a cohort study in the US SEER cancer registries. Lancet Oncol.2011 Apr;12(4):353-60.
Berrington de Gonzalez A, et al. Body-mass index and mortality among 1.46 million white adults. N Engl J Med 2010 Dec 2;363(23):2211-9.
Dosimetry Monograph

About the Branch

Scientist Spotlight

Dr. Ruth A. Kleinerman Ms. Kleinerman, an epidemiologist in the Radiation Epidemiology Branch, is the lead author of a recently published study, which identified for the first time that the type of RB1 mutation influences the risk of second cancers in retinoblastoma patients. More...

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Chernobyl 25 Years later

April 26, 2011 marks the 25th anniversary of the accident at the Chernobyl nuclear facility. Recent findings are available here...

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