[ RadSafe ] X-rays linked to increased childhood leukemia risk

[Otto G. Raabe]

>January 21, 2011

Parents (especially mothers) of children who get leukemia and perhaps 
die of leukemia can easily imagine recalling X-rays than will parents 
of well children. There is a natural need to assign guilt or to 
explain a tragedy.

This type of study can only be done properly by reviewing and 
evaluating the medical records of both the cases and the controls.. 
Of course, that involves a lot more work and requires a competent 
radiation dosimetrist.

Otto


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Prof. Otto G. Raabe, Ph.D., CHP
Center for Health & the Environment
University of California
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E-Mail: ograabe at ucdavis.edu
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