More Response for Ed Wilds RE: Induced Heart Attack

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{Original Msg: 'Rad. induced heart attacks' from <root@romulus.ehs.uiuc.edu>
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{Fellow Netters:
{   I have been asked to document that radiation does or does not cause
{heart attacks.  The University experienced two deaths to heart attacks
{on two consecutive nights in a department here on campus.  Now everyone
{feels these deaths are related to working conditions.  The latest theory
{is that this department is located next to physics and since everyone
{knows that RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL is used here -- THE HEART ATTACKS WERE
{SOMEHOW INDUCED BY RADIATION!!
{   I have stated that an exposure low doses of radiation would not cause this
{type of specific biological effect.  Now I have been asked to show some
{type of documentation to that this is the case.  My question is:
{
{      Does anyone have any information on this topic?
{   or
{      Does anyone know where I could possible get this information?
{
{
{Thanks in advance for your help.
{
{Ed Wilds
{Radiation Safety Manager
{The University of Connecticut
 
 
I mentioned a report on linkage between CAD and high dose radiation
therapy.  Physician just dropped a photocopy of a review article
from American Heart Journal 1992, "Radiation-induced Coronary Artery
Disease", that's Dec 92, Vol 124 #6. I can send it if you can't find it
in your med library.  He pencilled in "typically 4000 rad (40 Gry)as
in mantle radiation field for Hodgkins Disease where the abstract says
"...excessive radiation to the heart..."  Hope this helps.
 
 
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