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Lenz U, Santos RB, Griggs JA, Estrela C, Bueno MDR, Porto OCL, Della Bona A. Longevity of different abutments placed on narrow diameter implants: Assessment of structural damage and loosening. Dent Mater 2024:S0109-5641(24)00133-7. [PMID: 38876825 DOI: 10.1016/j.dental.2024.06.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2023] [Revised: 05/29/2024] [Accepted: 06/03/2024] [Indexed: 06/16/2024]
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OBJECTIVES To evaluate structural damage and loosening of abutments placed on narrow diameter implants after cyclic fatigue. METHODS Sixty Morse taper narrow diameter implants (Neodent, Brazil) received two types of abutments (1PA- one-piece abutment or 2PA- two-piece abutment), which were randomly divided into 3 fatigue experiments (n = 10). The implants were placed into a customized supporting holder and a software-assisted digital torque wrench secured the manufacturer recommended torque for each abutment. Cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) scans were acquired, before and after fatigue, and post-processed (software e-Vol DX) to assess damage and abutment displacement. The boundary fatigue method was adapted to use 2 × 106 cycles, 2 Hz of frequency and constant peak load of 80 N (first experiment) that varied according to the failure rate of previous specimens (second and third experiments). Failure was evaluated using CBCT scans and removal torque values. Data were used to estimate long-term torque degradation, probability of failure and Weibull modulus (software ALTA PRO9). RESULTS All 2PA specimens became loosen independently of the applied fatigue load, and structural bending was observed in 14 abutments. Eight 1PA got loosen during the fatigue experiment. The Weibull analysis showed a lower modulus (m = 1.0; 0.7, 1.4) for 1PA than for 2PA (m = 2.6; 2, 3.4) resulting in longer predicted lifetimes and slower torque degradation for 1PA than for 2PA specimens. SIGNIFICANCE 1PA showed greater long-term survival probability than 2PA. Predicting the lifetime and mechanical behavior of implant-abutment systems are useful information to clinicians during the decision-making process of oral rehabilitations.
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- Ulysses Lenz
- Postgraduate Program in Dentistry, School of Dentistry, University of Passo Fundo, Passo Fundo, RS, Brazil
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- Postgraduate Program in Dentistry, School of Dentistry, University of Passo Fundo, Passo Fundo, RS, Brazil
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- Department of Biomedical Materials Science, University of Mississippi Medical Center, MS, USA
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- School of Dentistry, Federal University of Goiás, Goiânia, GO, Brazil
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- Postgraduate Program in Dentistry, School of Dentistry, University of Passo Fundo, Passo Fundo, RS, Brazil.
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Chu PW, Kofler C, Haas B, Lee C, Wang Y, Chu CA, Stewart C, Mahendra M, Delman BN, Bolch WE, Smith-Bindman R. Dose length product to effective dose coefficients in adults. Eur Radiol 2024; 34:2416-2425. [PMID: 37798408 DOI: 10.1007/s00330-023-10262-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2023] [Revised: 08/04/2023] [Accepted: 08/09/2023] [Indexed: 10/07/2023]
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OBJECTIVES The most accurate method for estimating patient effective dose (a principal metric for tracking patient radiation exposure) from computed tomography (CT) requires time-intensive Monte Carlo simulation. A simpler method multiplies a scalar coefficient by the widely available scanner-reported dose length product (DLP) to estimate effective dose. We developed new adult effective dose coefficients using actual patient scans and assessed their agreement with Monte Carlo simulation. METHODS A multicenter sample of 216,906 adult CT scans was prospectively assembled in 2015-2020 from the University of California San Francisco International CT Dose Registry and the University of Florida library of computational phantoms. We generated effective dose coefficients for eight body regions, stratified by patient sex, diameter, and scanner manufacturer. We applied the new coefficients to DLPs to calculate effective doses and assess their correlations with Monte Carlo radiation transport-generated effective dose. RESULTS Effective dose coefficients varied by body region and decreased in magnitude with increasing patient diameter. Coefficients were approximately twofold higher for torso scans in smallest compared with largest diameter categories. For example, abdomen and pelvis coefficients decreased from 0.027 to 0.013 mSv/mGy-cm between the 16-20 cm and 41+ cm categories. There were modest but consistent differences by sex and manufacturer. Diameter-based coefficients used to estimate effective dose produced strong correlations with the reference standard (Pearson correlations 0.77-0.86). The reported conversion coefficients differ from previous studies, particularly in neck CT. CONCLUSIONS New effective dose coefficients derived from empirical clinical scans can be used to easily estimate effective dose using scanner-reported DLP. CLINICAL RELEVANCE STATEMENT Scalar coefficients multiplied by DLP offer a simple approximation to effective dose, a key radiation dose metric. New effective dose coefficients from this study strongly correlate with gold standard, Monte Carlo-generated effective dose, and differ somewhat from previous studies. KEY POINTS • Previous effective dose coefficients were derived from theoretical models rather than real patient data. • The new coefficients (from a large registry/phantom library) differ from previous studies. • The new coefficients offer reasonably reliable values for estimating effective dose.
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- Philip W Chu
- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California San Francisco, 550 16th Street, Box 0560, San Francisco, CA, 94143, USA
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- Department of Radiology, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Radiation Epidemiology Branch, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California San Francisco, 550 16th Street, Box 0560, San Francisco, CA, 94143, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California San Francisco, 550 16th Street, Box 0560, San Francisco, CA, 94143, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California San Francisco, 550 16th Street, Box 0560, San Francisco, CA, 94143, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Critical Care, UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital, University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, USA
- Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Diagnostic, Molecular and Interventional Radiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California San Francisco, 550 16th Street, Box 0560, San Francisco, CA, 94143, USA.
- Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA.
- Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA.
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Chaurasia RK, Sapra BK, Aswal DK. Interplay of immune modulation, adaptive response and hormesis: Suggestive of threshold for clinical manifestation of effects of ionizing radiation at low doses? THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2024; 917:170178. [PMID: 38280586 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.170178] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2023] [Revised: 12/26/2023] [Accepted: 01/13/2024] [Indexed: 01/29/2024]
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The health impacts of low-dose ionizing radiation exposures have been a subject of debate over the last three to four decades. While there has been enough evidence of "no adverse observable" health effects at low doses and low dose rates, the hypothesis of "Linear No Threshold" continues to rule and govern the principles of radiation protection and the formulation of regulations and public policies. In adopting this conservative approach, the role of the biological processes underway in the human body is kept at abeyance. This review consolidates the available studies that discuss all related biological pathways and repair mechanisms that inhibit the progression of deleterious effects at low doses and low dose rates of ionizing radiation. It is pertinent that, taking cognizance of these processes, there is a need to have a relook at policies of radiation protection, which as of now are too stringent, leading to undue economic losses and negative public perception about radiation.
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- R K Chaurasia
- Radiological Physics and Advisory Division, India; Health, Safety and Environment Group,Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai 400085, India; Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai 400094, India.
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- Radiological Physics and Advisory Division, India; Health, Safety and Environment Group,Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai 400085, India; Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai 400094, India.
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- Health, Safety and Environment Group,Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai 400085, India; Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai 400094, India.
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Cohen SL, Feizullayeva C, Wang JJ, Chan N, McCandlish JA, Cronin PP, Barish MA, O'Connell W, Sanelli PC. Maternal and Fetal Radiation-Induced Cancer Risk From Computed Tomography Pulmonary Angiography During Pregnancy: A Retrospective Cohort Study Across a Multihospital Integrated Health Care Network. J Comput Assist Tomogr 2024; 48:257-262. [PMID: 38271533 DOI: 10.1097/rct.0000000000001545] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2024]
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OBJECTIVE Computed tomography pulmonary angiogram (CTPA) is important to evaluate suspected pulmonary embolism in pregnancy but has maternal/fetal radiation risks. The objective of this study was to estimate maternal and fetal radiation-induced cancer risk from CTPA during pregnancy. METHODS Simulation modeling via the National Cancer Institute's Radiation Risk Assessment Tool was used to estimate excess cancer risks from 17 organ doses from CTPA during pregnancy, with doses determined by a radiation dose indexing monitoring system. Organ doses were obtained from a radiation dose indexing monitoring system. Maternal and fetal cancer risks per 100,000 were calculated for male and female fetuses and several maternal ages. RESULTS The 534 CTPA examinations had top 3 maternal organ doses to the breast, lung, and stomach of 17.34, 15.53, and 9.43 mSv, respectively, with a mean uterine dose of 0.21 mSv. The total maternal excess risks of developing cancer per 100,000 were 181, 151, 121, 107, 94.5, 84, and 74.4, respectively, for a 20-, 25-, 30-, 35-, 40-, 45-, and 50-year-old woman undergoing CTPA, compared with baseline cancer risks of 41,408 for 20-year-old patients. The total fetal excess risks of developing cancer per 100,000 were 12.3 and 7.3 for female and male fetuses, respectively, when compared with baseline cancer risks of 41,227 and 48,291. DISCUSSION Excess risk of developing cancer from CTPA was small relative to baseline cancer risk for pregnant patients and fetuses, decreased for pregnant patients with increasing maternal age, and was greater for female fetuses than male fetuses.
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- Department of Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
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- Department of Radiology and Imaging Science, Emory University Hospital, Atlanta, GA
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- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, North Shore University Hospital/Northwell Health, Manhasset, NY
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- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, North Shore University Hospital/Northwell Health, Manhasset, NY
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Robatjazi M, Moayed M, Baghani HR, Molazadeh M, Shomoossi N. Evaluation of organ dose using size-specific dose estimation (SSDE) and related cancer risk due to chest CT scan during the COVID-19 pandemic. RADIATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL BIOPHYSICS 2024; 63:27-37. [PMID: 38185693 DOI: 10.1007/s00411-023-01056-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2022] [Accepted: 12/08/2023] [Indexed: 01/09/2024]
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This study aimed to estimate lung and breast doses for individual patients using the size-specific dose estimate (SSDE) method, as well as calculating effective doses, in patients who underwent chest CT scans during the COVID-19 pandemic. Cancer risk incidence was estimated using excess relative risk (ERR), excess absolute risk (EAR), and lifetime attributable risk (LAR) models from the Biological Effects of Ionizing Radiation Report VII (BEIR-VII). Data from about 570 patients who underwent CT scans for COVID-19 screening were utilized for this study. Using the header of the CT images in a Python script, SSDE and effective dose were calculated for each patient. The SSDE obtained by water equivalent effective diameter (wSSDE) was considered as lung and breast dose, and applied in organ-specific cancer risk estimation. The mean wSSDE value for females (13.3 mGy) was slightly higher than that for males (13.1 mGy), but the difference was not statistically significant (P value = 0.41). No significant differences were observed between males and females in terms of calculated EAR and ERR for lung cancer at 5 and 30 years after exposure (P value = 0.47, 0.46, respectively). Similarly, there was no significant difference in lung cancer LAR values between females and males (P value = 0.48). The results also indicated a decrease in LAR values for both lung and breast cancers with increasing exposure age. In accordance with the ALARA (as low as reasonably achievable) principle, it is important for medical staff and the general public to consider the benefits of CT imaging in detecting such infections. Additionally, imaging medical physicists and CT scan experts should optimize imaging protocols and strike a balance between image quality for detecting abnormalities and radiation dose, all while adhering to the ALARA principle.
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- Mostafa Robatjazi
- Department of Medical Physics and Radiological Sciences, Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences, Sabzevar, Iran
- Non-Communicable Disease Research Center, Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences, Sabzevar, Iran
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- Department of Medical Physics and Radiological Sciences, Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences, Sabzevar, Iran
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- Department of Medical Physics, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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Dos Santos RB, Lenz U, Griggs JA, Estrela C, Bueno MDR, Porto OCL, Della Bona A. Structural and torque changes in implant components of different diameters subjected to mechanical fatigue. Dent Mater 2024; 40:493-499. [PMID: 38176998 PMCID: PMC10942759 DOI: 10.1016/j.dental.2023.12.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2023] [Revised: 12/17/2023] [Accepted: 12/19/2023] [Indexed: 01/06/2024]
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OBJECTIVES To evaluate torque maintenance and structural damage in implant components of different diameters subjected to a fatigue challenge. METHODS Thirty 10-mm-long, morse taper connection, titanium dental implants and their corresponding one-piece abutments were divided into three groups (n = 10) according to implant diameter: 4.3 mm (I4.3), 3.5 mm (I3.5), and 2.9 mm (I2.9). The implants were placed into a load-bearing fixture simulating bone tissue (modified G10), and the abutments were screwed into the implants to a final torque of 20 Ncm for the I4.3 and I3.5 and 15 Ncm for I2.9. The torque was secured by a digital torque meter. Cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) scans were acquired and post-processed (e-Vol DX software) for all implant/abutment sets before and after subjecting them to fatigue in 37 °C distilled water (2 million cycles, constant load and frequency). The removal torque was measured using the same digital torque meter to calculate the difference in torque before and after fatigue. RESULTS I2.9 showed substantial structural deformation compared with the other implant diameters (I3.5 and I4.3). However, the experimental groups did not show statistical differences for abutment loosening. SIGNIFICANCE Implants smaller than 3.5 mm in diameter have a higher probability of structural deformation than standard-diameter implants. The association between tomographic scans and e-Vol DX software showed satisfactory consistency with the direct assessment using the digital torque meter, offering an additional tool to evaluate implant component loosening and structural deformations.
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- Postgraduate Program in Dentistry, School of Dentistry, University of Passo Fundo, Passo Fundo, RS, Brazil
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- Department of Biomedical Materials Science, University of Mississippi Medical Center, MS, USA
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- School of Dentistry, Federal University of Goiás, Goiânia, GO, Brazil
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- Postgraduate Program in Dentistry, School of Dentistry, University of Passo Fundo, Passo Fundo, RS, Brazil.
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Meza R, Cao P, de Nijs K, Jeon J, Smith RA, ten Haaf K, de Koning H. Assessing the impact of increasing lung screening eligibility by relaxing the maximum years-since-quit threshold: A simulation modeling study. Cancer 2024; 130:244-255. [PMID: 37909874 PMCID: PMC11188688 DOI: 10.1002/cncr.34925] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2023] [Revised: 04/10/2023] [Accepted: 05/02/2023] [Indexed: 11/03/2023]
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BACKGROUND In 2021, the US Preventive Services Task Force expanded its lung screening recommendation to include persons aged 50-80 years who had ever smoked and had at least 20 pack-years of exposure and less than 15 years since quitting (YSQ). However, studies have suggested that screening persons who formerly smoked with longer YSQ could be beneficial. METHODS The authors used two validated lung cancer models to assess the benefits and harms of screening using various YSQ thresholds (10, 15, 20, 25, 30, and no YSQ) and the age at which screening was stopped. The impact of enforcing the YSQ criterion only at entry, but not at exit, also was evaluated. Outcomes included the number of screens, the percentage ever screened, screening benefits (lung cancer deaths averted, life-years gained), and harms (false-positive tests, overdiagnosed cases, radiation-induced lung cancer deaths). Sensitivity analyses were conducted to evaluate the effect of restricting screening to those who had at least 5 years of life expectancy. RESULTS As the YSQ criterion was relaxed, the number of screens and the benefits and harms of screening increased. Raising the age at which to stop screening age resulted in additional benefits but with more overdiagnosis, as expected, because screening among those older than 80 years increased. Limiting screening to those who had at least 5 years of life expectancy would maintain most of the benefits while considerably reducing the harms. CONCLUSIONS Expanding screening to persons who formerly smoked and have greater than 15 YSQ would result in considerable increases in deaths averted and life-years gained. Although additional harms would occur, these could be moderated by ensuring that screening is restricted to only those with reasonable life expectancy.
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- Rafael Meza
- Department of Integrative Oncology, BC Cancer Research Institute, Vancouver, BC
- Department of Epidemiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
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- Department of Epidemiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
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- Erasmus MC–University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Epidemiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
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- Early Cancer Detection Science Department, American Cancer Society, Atlanta, GA
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- Erasmus MC–University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Erasmus MC–University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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Hendrick RE, Smith RA. Benefit-to-radiation-risk of low-dose computed tomography lung cancer screening. Cancer 2024; 130:216-223. [PMID: 37909872 DOI: 10.1002/cncr.34855] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2022] [Revised: 03/30/2023] [Accepted: 04/14/2023] [Indexed: 11/03/2023]
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BACKGROUND The US National Lung Screening Trial (NLST) and Dutch-Belgian NELSON randomized controlled trials have shown significant mortality reductions from low-dose computed tomography (CT) lung cancer screening (LCS). NLST, ITALUNG, and COSMOS trials have provided detailed dosimetry data for LCS. METHODS LCS trial mortality benefit results, organ dose and effective dose data, and Biological Effects of Ionizing Radiation, Report VII (BEIR VII) organ dose-to-cancer-mortality risk data are used to estimate benefit-to-radiation-risk ratios of the NLST, ITALUNG, and COSMOS trials. Data from those trials also are used to estimate benefit-to-radiation-risk ratios for longer-term LCS corresponding to scenarios recommended by United States Preventive Services Task Force and the American Cancer Society. RESULTS Including only screening doses, NLST benefit-to-radiation-risk ratios are 12:1 for males, 19:1 for females, and 16:1 overall. Including both screening and estimated follow-up doses, benefit-to-radiation-risk ratios for NLST are 9:1 for males, 13:1 for females, and 12:1 overall. For the ITALUNG trial, the benefit-to-radiation-risk ratio is 58-63:1. For the COSMOS trial, assuming sex-specific mortality benefits like those of the NELSON trial, the benefit-to-radiation-risk ratio is 23:1. Assuming a conservative 20% mortality benefit, annual screening in people 50-79 years old with a 20+ pack-year history of smoking has benefit-to-radiation-risk ratios of 23:1 (with follow-up doses adding 40% to screening doses) to 29:1 (with follow-up adding 10%) based on COSMOS dose data. CONCLUSIONS Based on linear, no threshold BEIR VII dose-risk estimates, benefit-to-radiation-risk ratios for LCS are highly favorable. Results emphasize the importance of using modern CT technologies, maintaining low diagnostic follow-up rates, and minimizing both screening and diagnostic follow-up doses. PLAIN LANGUAGE SUMMARY The benefits of lung cancer screening significantly outweigh estimates of future harms associated with exposure to radiation during screening and diagnostic follow-up examinations. Our findings emphasize the importance of lung cancer screening practices using state-of-the-art computed tomography scanners and specialized low-dose lung screening and diagnostic follow-up techniques.
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- R Edward Hendrick
- Department of Radiology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Early Cancer Detection Science Department, American Cancer Society, Kennesaw, Georgia, USA
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Iavicoli I, Fontana L, Santocono C, Guarino D, Laudiero M, Calabrese EJ. The challenges of defining hormesis in epidemiological studies: The case of radiation hormesis. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2023; 902:166030. [PMID: 37544458 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.166030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2023] [Revised: 07/24/2023] [Accepted: 08/01/2023] [Indexed: 08/08/2023]
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In the current radiation protection system, preventive measures and occupational exposure limits for controlling occupational exposure to ionizing radiation are based on the linear no-threshold extrapolation model. However, currently an increasing body of evidence indicates that this paradigm predicts very poorly biological responses in the low-dose exposure region. In addition, several in vitro and in vivo studies demonstrated the presence of hormetic dose response curves correlated to ionizing radiation low exposure. In this regard, it is noteworthy that also the findings of different epidemiological studies, conducted in different categories of occupationally exposed workers (e.g., healthcare, nuclear industrial and aircrew workers), observed lower rates of mortality and/or morbidity from cancer and/or other diseases in exposed workers than in unexposed ones or in the general population, then suggesting the possible occurrence of hormesis. Nevertheless, these results should be considered with caution since the identification of hormetic response in epidemiological studies is rather challenging because of a number of major limitations. In this regard, some of the most remarkable shortcomings found in epidemiological studies performed in workers exposed to ionizing radiation are represented by lack or inadequate definition of exposure doses, use of surrogates of exposure, narrow dose ranges, lack of proper control groups and poor evaluation of confounding factors. Therefore, considering the valuable role and contribution that epidemiological studies might provide to the complex risk assessment and management process, there is a clear and urgent need to overcome the aforementioned limits in order to achieve an adequate, useful and more real-life risk assessment that should also include the key concept of hormesis. Thus, in the present conceptual article we also discuss and provide possible approaches to improve the capacity of epidemiological studies to identify/define the hormetic response and consequently improve the complex process of risk assessment of ionizing radiation at low exposure doses.
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- Ivo Iavicoli
- Department of Public Health, Section of Occupational Medicine, University of Naples Federico II, Via S. Pansini 5, 80131 Naples, Italy.
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- Department of Public Health, Section of Occupational Medicine, University of Naples Federico II, Via S. Pansini 5, 80131 Naples, Italy
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- Department of Public Health, Section of Occupational Medicine, University of Naples Federico II, Via S. Pansini 5, 80131 Naples, Italy
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- Department of Public Health, Section of Occupational Medicine, University of Naples Federico II, Via S. Pansini 5, 80131 Naples, Italy
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- Department of Public Health, Section of Occupational Medicine, University of Naples Federico II, Via S. Pansini 5, 80131 Naples, Italy
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- Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Morrill I, N344, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003, USA
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Ruprecht NA, Singhal S, Schaefer K, Gill JS, Bansal B, Sens D, Singhal SK. Establishing a genomic radiation-age association for space exploration supplements lung disease differentiation. Front Public Health 2023; 11:1161124. [PMID: 37250098 PMCID: PMC10213902 DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1161124] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2023] [Accepted: 04/07/2023] [Indexed: 05/31/2023] Open
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Purpose One possible way to quantify each individual's response or damage from ionizing radiation is to estimate their accelerated biological age following exposure. Since there is currently no definitive way to know if biological age estimations are accurate, we aim to establish a rad-age association using genomics as its foundation. Methods Two datasets were combined and used to empirically find the age cutoff between young and old patients. With age as both a categorical and continuous variable, two other datasets that included radiation exposure are used to test the interaction between radiation and age. The gene lists are oriented in preranked lists for both pathway and diseases analysis. Finally, these genes are used to evaluate another dataset on the clinical relevance in differentiating lung disease given ethnicity and sex using both pairwise t-tests and linear models. Results Using 12 well-known genes associated with aging, a threshold of 29-years-old was found to be the difference between young and old patients. The two interaction tests yielded 234 unique genes such that pathway analysis flagged IL-1 signaling and PRPP biosynthesis as significant with high cell proliferation diseases and carcinomas being a common trend. LAPTM4B was the only gene with significant interaction among lung disease, ethnicity, and sex, with fold change greater than two. Conclusion The results corroborate an initial association between radiation and age, given inflammation and metabolic pathways and multiple genes emphasizing mitochondrial function, oxidation, and histone modification. Being able to tie rad-age genes to lung disease supplements future work for risk assessment following radiation exposure.
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- Nathan A. Ruprecht
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND, United States
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- Department of Pathology, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND, United States
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND, United States
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND, United States
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND, United States
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- Department of Pathology, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND, United States
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND, United States
- Department of Pathology, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND, United States
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Patient and Fetal Radiation-Induced Malignancy Risk From Imaging For Evaluation of Pulmonary Embolism in Pregnancy. J Emerg Med 2023; 64:295-303. [PMID: 36932003 DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2022.10.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2022] [Revised: 08/22/2022] [Accepted: 10/21/2022] [Indexed: 03/17/2023]
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BACKGROUND Imaging for diagnosis of suspected pulmonary embolism in pregnancy presents radiation concerns for patient and fetus. OBJECTIVES Estimate the risks of radiation-induced breast cancer and childhood leukemia from common imaging techniques for the evaluation of suspected pulmonary embolism in pregnancy. METHODS Breast and uterine absorbed doses for various imaging techniques were input into the National Cancer Institute Radiation Risk Assessment Tool to calculate risk of breast cancer for the patient and childhood leukemia for the fetus. Absorbed doses were obtained by synthesizing data from a recent systematic review and the International Commission on Radiological Protection. Primary outcomes were the estimated excess incidences of breast cancer and childhood leukemia per 100,000 exposures. RESULTS Baseline incidences of breast cancer for a 30-year-old woman and childhood leukemia for a male fetus were 13,341 and 939, respectively. Excess incidences of breast cancer were 0.003 and 0.275 for a single and two-view chest radiograph, respectively, 9.53 and 20.6 for low- and full-dose computed tomography pulmonary angiography (CTPA), respectively, 0.616 and 2.54 for low- and full-dose perfusion scan, respectively, and 0.732 and 2.66 for low- and full-dose ventilation perfusion scan, respectively. Excess incidences of childhood leukemia were 0.004 and 0.007 for a single and two-view chest radiograph, respectively, 0.069 and 0.490 for low- and full-dose CTPA, respectively, 0.359 and 1.47 for low- and full-dose perfusion scan, respectively, and 0.856 and 1.97 for low- and full-dose ventilation perfusion scan, respectively. CONCLUSION Excess cancer risks for all techniques were small relative to baseline cancer risks, with CTPA techniques carrying slightly higher risk of breast cancer for the patient and ventilation perfusion techniques a higher risk of childhood leukemia.
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Auditore L, Pistone D, Amato E, Italiano A. Monte Carlo methods in nuclear medicine. Nucl Med Mol Imaging 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-822960-6.00136-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022] Open
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Cunningham K, Hinton TG, Luxton JJ, Bordman A, Okuda K, Taylor LE, Hayes J, Gerke HC, Chinn SM, Anderson D, Laudenslager ML, Takase T, Nemoto Y, Ishiniwa H, Beasley JC, Bailey SM. Evaluation of DNA damage and stress in wildlife chronically exposed to low-dose, low-dose rate radiation from the Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Plant accident. ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL 2021; 155:106675. [PMID: 34120002 DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2021.106675] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2021] [Revised: 05/24/2021] [Accepted: 05/25/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The health effects associated with chronic low-dose, low-dose rate (LD-LDR) exposures to environmental radiation are uncertain. All dose-effect studies conducted outside controlled laboratory conditions are challenged by inherent complexities of ecological systems and difficulties quantifying dose to free-ranging organisms in natural environments. Consequently, the effects of chronic LD-LDR radiation exposures on wildlife health remain poorly understood and much debated. Here, samples from wild boar (Sus scrofa leucomystax) and rat snakes (Elaphe spp.) were collected between 2016 and 2018 across a gradient of radiation exposures in Fukushima, Japan. In vivo biomarkers of DNA damage and stress were evaluated as a function of multiple measurements of radiation dose. Specifically, we assessed frequencies of dicentric chromosomes (Telomere-Centromere Fluorescence in situ Hybridization: TC-FISH), telomere length (Telo-FISH, qPCR), and cortisol hormone levels (Enzyme Immunoassay: EIA) in wild boar, and telomere length (qPCR) in snakes. These biological parameters were then correlated to robust calculations of radiation dose rate at the time of capture and plausible upper bound lifetime dose, both of which incorporated internal and external dose. No significant relationships were observed between dicentric chromosome frequencies or telomere length and dose rate at capture or lifetime dose (p value range: 0.20-0.97). Radiation exposure significantly associated only with cortisol, where lower concentrations were associated with higher dose rates (r2 = 0.58; p < 0.0001), a relationship that was likely due to other (unmeasured) factors. Our results suggest that wild boar and snakes chronically exposed to LD-LDR radiation sufficient to prohibit human occupancy were not experiencing significant adverse health effects as assessed by biomarkers of DNA damage and stress.
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- Kelly Cunningham
- Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523-1618, USA
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- Centre for Environmental Radioactivity, Faculty of Environmental Sciences and Natural Resource Management, Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU), P.O. Box 5003, N-1433 Ås, Norway; Institute of Environmental Radioactivity, 1 Kanayagawa, Fukushima City, Fukushima 960-1296, Japan.
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- Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523-1618, USA
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- Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523-1618, USA
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- Faculty of Human Environmental Studies, Hiroshima Shudo University, Hiroshima 731-3195, Japan
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- Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523-1618, USA
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- Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523-1618, USA
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- Savannah River Ecology Laboratory, Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, University of Georgia, Aiken, SC 29808, USA
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- Savannah River Ecology Laboratory, Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, University of Georgia, Aiken, SC 29808, USA
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- Symbiotic Systems Science and Technology, Fukushima University, Fukushima, Fukushima City, Kanayagawa 960-1248, Japan
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
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- Institute of Environmental Radioactivity, 1 Kanayagawa, Fukushima City, Fukushima 960-1296, Japan
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- Fukushima Prefectural Centre for Environmental Creation, 2-10 Fukasaku, Miharu, Fukushima 963-7799, Japan
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- Institute of Environmental Radioactivity, 1 Kanayagawa, Fukushima City, Fukushima 960-1296, Japan
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- Savannah River Ecology Laboratory, Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, University of Georgia, Aiken, SC 29808, USA
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- Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523-1618, USA
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Boyd A, Byrne S, Middleton RJ, Banati RB, Liu GJ. Control of Neuroinflammation through Radiation-Induced Microglial Changes. Cells 2021; 10:2381. [PMID: 34572030 PMCID: PMC8468704 DOI: 10.3390/cells10092381] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2021] [Revised: 09/02/2021] [Accepted: 09/02/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Microglia, the innate immune cells of the central nervous system, play a pivotal role in the modulation of neuroinflammation. Neuroinflammation has been implicated in many diseases of the CNS, including Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease. It is well documented that microglial activation, initiated by a variety of stressors, can trigger a potentially destructive neuroinflammatory response via the release of pro-inflammatory molecules, and reactive oxygen and nitrogen species. However, the potential anti-inflammatory and neuroprotective effects that microglia are also thought to exhibit have been under-investigated. The application of ionising radiation at different doses and dose schedules may reveal novel methods for the control of microglial response to stressors, potentially highlighting avenues for treatment of neuroinflammation associated CNS disorders, such as Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease. There remains a need to characterise the response of microglia to radiation, particularly low dose ionising radiation.
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- Alexandra Boyd
- Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation, Sydney, NSW 2234, Australia; (A.B.); (S.B.); (R.J.M.); (R.B.B.)
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- Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation, Sydney, NSW 2234, Australia; (A.B.); (S.B.); (R.J.M.); (R.B.B.)
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- Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation, Sydney, NSW 2234, Australia; (A.B.); (S.B.); (R.J.M.); (R.B.B.)
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- Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation, Sydney, NSW 2234, Australia; (A.B.); (S.B.); (R.J.M.); (R.B.B.)
- Discipline of Medical Imaging & Radiation Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health, Brain and Mind Centre, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2050, Australia
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- Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation, Sydney, NSW 2234, Australia; (A.B.); (S.B.); (R.J.M.); (R.B.B.)
- Discipline of Medical Imaging & Radiation Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health, Brain and Mind Centre, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2050, Australia
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Cohen SL, Wang JJ, Chan N, Austin McCandlish J, Feizullayeva C, Cronin PP, Barish M, O'Connell W, Sanelli P. CT pulmonary angiography in pregnancy: Specific conversion factors to estimate effective radiation dose from dose length product: A retrospective cross-sectional study across a multi-hospital integrated healthcare network. Eur J Radiol 2021; 143:109908. [PMID: 34481118 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2021.109908] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2021] [Revised: 06/28/2021] [Accepted: 08/08/2021] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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PURPOSE Effective dose describes radiation-related cancer risk from CT scans and is estimated using a readily available conversion factor (k-factor), which varies by body part and study type. To purpose of this study is to determine the specific k-factor for CTPA in pregnant patients and its predictive factors. METHODS This retrospective cross-sectional study evaluates CTPA in pregnancy across a multihospital integrated healthcare network from January 2012 to April 2017. Patient and CTPA-related data were obtained from the electronic health record and a radiation dose index monitoring system. Each patient's effective dose was determined by patient-specific Monte-Carlo simulation with Cristy phantoms and divided by patient dose-length-product to determine the k-factor. K-factor for pregnant patients was compared to the k-factor for adults of standard physique with a one-sample t-test. Bivariate and multivariable analyses were performed for patient and CT predictors of k-factor. RESULTS A total of 534 patients were included. The mean k-factor for all patients was 0.0249 (mSv·mGy-1·cm-1), 78% greater than k-factor of 0.014 (p < 0.001) suggested for the general adult population. Multivariable analysis demonstrated lower k-factors with increasing pitch (p = 0.0002), patient size (p < 0.001), and scan length (p < 0.0001). The 120 kVp (p < 0.001) and 140 kVp (p = 0.0028) analyses showed a larger k-factor than 80 and 100 kVp studies combined. CONCLUSIONS Specific k-factor for CTPA in pregnant patients is greater than the previously used generic chest CT k-factor and should be used to estimate the effective dose for CTPA exams in pregnancy.
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- Stuart L Cohen
- Imaging Clinical Effectiveness and Outcomes Research (ICEOR), Department of Radiology, Northwell Health, Manhasset, NY, United States; Center for Health Innovations and Outcomes Research (CHIOR), Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research and Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Manhasset, NY, United States.
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- Imaging Clinical Effectiveness and Outcomes Research (ICEOR), Department of Radiology, Northwell Health, Manhasset, NY, United States; Center for Health Innovations and Outcomes Research (CHIOR), Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research and Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Manhasset, NY, United States
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- Department of Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, United States
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- Imaging Clinical Effectiveness and Outcomes Research (ICEOR), Department of Radiology, Northwell Health, Manhasset, NY, United States; Center for Health Innovations and Outcomes Research (CHIOR), Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research and Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Manhasset, NY, United States; Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, United States
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- Imaging Clinical Effectiveness and Outcomes Research (ICEOR), Department of Radiology, Northwell Health, Manhasset, NY, United States; Center for Health Innovations and Outcomes Research (CHIOR), Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research and Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Manhasset, NY, United States
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- Emory University Hospital Department Of Radiology and Imaging Science, Atlanta, GA, United States
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- North Shore University Hospital/Northwell Health, Department of Radiology, Manhasset, NY, United States
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- North Shore University Hospital/Northwell Health, Department of Radiology, Manhasset, NY, United States
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- Imaging Clinical Effectiveness and Outcomes Research (ICEOR), Department of Radiology, Northwell Health, Manhasset, NY, United States; Center for Health Innovations and Outcomes Research (CHIOR), Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research and Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Manhasset, NY, United States
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Silva RW, Stenders RM, Reis ALQ, Amorim JCC, Andrade ER. Potential urban threat after a radiological fire event. Appl Radiat Isot 2021; 176:109905. [PMID: 34418730 DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2021.109905] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2020] [Accepted: 08/15/2021] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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An accident involving both fire and radioactive material might eventually deteriorate into a dual-threat situation. Such scenario connects two important consequences: (a) fire damage and (b) radiation health threat. Computational simulations considering hypothetic fire scenarios in hospitals using radioactive material can provide valuable information about such an event. The initial decision in regards to an emergency response should consider the fire consequences and radiation doses distribution in the environment with consequences appearing at different times. While the fire presents an immediate threat, radiation exposure also creates immediate and future concerns. The purpose of this study is to evaluate leukemia risk from a hypothetical radiological fire event in a hospital operating Cs-137 gamma blood irradiator. The simulation in this study used the Hotspot Health Physics software to generate output data such as total effective dose (TED). The data from HotSpot was then used as an input to the leukemia risk equations from Biological Effects of Ionizing Radiation Committee V and VII (BEIR V and VII) models accordingly. Results suggest that the risks are dependent of wind speed and height of release; however, when age and sex are taken into account different outputs are shown. Also, the risk model can be changed from BEIR VII (low doses) to BEIR V (high doses) as radiation doses rise due to its time-dependent behavior. Such change would bring potential impacts on logistics and risk communication.
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- Rodrigo W Silva
- Defense Engineering Graduate Program, Military Institute of Engineering, (IME), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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- Graduate Program in Development and Environment (PRODEMA - UFPB), Federal University of Paraiba, João Pessoa, Brazil; Defense Engineering Graduate Program, Military Institute of Engineering, (IME), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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- Defense Engineering Graduate Program, Military Institute of Engineering, (IME), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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- Graduate Program in Development and Environment (PRODEMA - UFPB), Federal University of Paraiba, João Pessoa, Brazil; Defense Engineering Graduate Program, Military Institute of Engineering, (IME), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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Bos D, König B, Blex S, Zensen S, Opitz M, Maier S, Forsting M, Zylka W, Kühl H, Wetter A, Guberina N. Experimental examination of radiation doses from cardiac and liver CT perfusion in a phantom study as a function of organ, age and sex. JOURNAL OF RADIOLOGICAL PROTECTION : OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE SOCIETY FOR RADIOLOGICAL PROTECTION 2021; 41:512-525. [PMID: 34406127 DOI: 10.1088/1361-6498/abf71f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2020] [Accepted: 04/12/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Cardiac and liver computed tomography (CT) perfusion has not been routinely implemented in the clinic and requires high radiation doses. The purpose of this study is to examine the radiation exposure and technical settings for cardiac and liver CT perfusion scans at different CT scanners. Two cardiac and three liver CT perfusion protocols were examined with the N1 LUNGMAN phantom at three multi-slice CT scanners: a single-source (I) and second- (II) and third-generation (III) dual-source CT scanners. Radiation doses were reported for the CT dose index (CTDIvol) and dose-length product (DLP) and a standardised DLP (DLP10cm) for cardiac and liver perfusion. The effective dose (ED10cm) for a standardised scan length of 10 cm was estimated using conversion factors based on the International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP) 110 phantoms and tissue-weighting factors from ICRP 103. The proposed total lifetime attributable risk of developing cancer was determined as a function of organ, age and sex for adults. Radiation exposure for CTDIvol, DLP/DLP10 cmand ED10 cmduring CT perfusion was distributed as follows: for cardiac perfusion (II) 144 mGy, 1036 mGy·cm/1440 mGy·cm and 39 mSv, and (III) 28 mGy, 295 mGy·cm/279 mGy·cm and 8 mSv; for liver perfusion (I) 225 mGy, 3360 mGy·cm/2249 mGy·cm and 54 mSv, (II) 94 mGy, 1451 mGy·cm/937 mGy·cm and 22 mSv, and (III) 74 mGy, 1096 mGy·cm/739 mGy·cm and 18 mSv. The third-generation dual-source CT scanner applied the lowest doses. Proposed total lifetime attributable risk increased with decreasing age. Even though CT perfusion is a high-dose examination, we observed that new-generation CT scanners could achieve lower doses. There is a strong impact of organ, age and sex on lifetime attributable risk. Further investigations of the feasibility of these perfusion scans are required for clinical implementation.
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- Denise Bos
- Institute of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology and Neuroradiology, University Hospital Essen, Hufelandstrasse 55, 45147 Essen, Germany
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- Faculty of Physical Engineering, Westphalian University, Campus Gelsenkirchen, Neidenburger Str. 43, Gelsenkirchen 45897, Germany
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- Institute of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology and Neuroradiology, University Hospital Essen, Hufelandstrasse 55, 45147 Essen, Germany
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- Institute of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology and Neuroradiology, University Hospital Essen, Hufelandstrasse 55, 45147 Essen, Germany
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- Institute of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology and Neuroradiology, University Hospital Essen, Hufelandstrasse 55, 45147 Essen, Germany
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- Institute of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology and Neuroradiology, University Hospital Essen, Hufelandstrasse 55, 45147 Essen, Germany
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- Institute of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology and Neuroradiology, University Hospital Essen, Hufelandstrasse 55, 45147 Essen, Germany
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- Faculty of Physical Engineering, Westphalian University, Campus Gelsenkirchen, Neidenburger Str. 43, Gelsenkirchen 45897, Germany
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- Department of Radiology, St Bernhard-Hospital Kamp-Lintfort GmbH, Bürgermeister-Schmelzing-Str. 90, Kamp-Lintfort 47475, Germany
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- Institute of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology and Neuroradiology, University Hospital Essen, Hufelandstrasse 55, 45147 Essen, Germany
- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Neuroradiology, Asklepios Klinikum Harburg, 21075 Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Radiotherapy, West German Cancer Center, University Hospital Essen, Hufelandstrasse 55, 45147 Essen, Germany
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Radiation protection in radiotherapy is too conservative. Phys Eng Sci Med 2021; 44:607-611. [PMID: 34342857 DOI: 10.1007/s13246-021-01042-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/29/2021] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Oakley PA, Betz JW, Harrison DE, Siskin LA, Hirsh DW. Radiophobia Overreaction: College of Chiropractors of British Columbia Revoke Full X-Ray Rights Based on Flawed Study and Radiation Fear-Mongering. Dose Response 2021; 19:15593258211033142. [PMID: 34421439 PMCID: PMC8375354 DOI: 10.1177/15593258211033142] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2021] [Revised: 06/17/2021] [Accepted: 06/22/2021] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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Fears over radiation have created irrational pressures to dissuade radiography use within chiropractic. Recently, the regulatory body for chiropractors practicing in British Columbia, Canada, the College of Chiropractors of British Columbia (CCBC), contracted Pierre Côté to review the clinical use of X-rays within the chiropractic profession. A "rapid review" was performed and published quickly and included only 9 papers, the most recent dating from 2005; they concluded, "Given the inherent risks of radiation, we recommend that chiropractors do not use radiographs for the routine and repeat evaluation of the structure and function of the spine." The CCBC then launched an immediate review of the use of X-rays by chiropractors in their jurisdiction. Member and public opinion were gathered but not presented to their members. On February 4, 2021, the College announced amendments to their Professional Conduct Handbook that revoked X-ray rights for routine/repeat assessment and management of patients with spine disorders. Here, we highlight current and historical evidence that substantiates that X-rays are not a public health threat. We also point out critical and insurmountable flaws in the single paper used to support irrational and unscientific policy that discriminates against chiropractors who practice certain forms of evidence-based X-ray-guided methods.
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- Private Practice, Newmarket, ON, Canada
- Private Practice, Boise, ID, USA
- CBP NonProfit, Inc, Eagle, ID, USA
- Private Practice, Green Brook, NJ, USA
- Private Practice, Laurel, MD, USA
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Moorthy S. How Safe Are Radiation Doses in Diagnostic Radiology? A Historical Perspective and Review of Current Evidence. Indian J Radiol Imaging 2021; 31:653-660. [PMID: 34790311 PMCID: PMC8590548 DOI: 10.1055/s-0041-1735927] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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The "no dose is safe" linear no-threshold (LNT) model forms the basis for radiation safety in radiology practice. This model has its origins in observations of germline mutations in fruit flies exposed to X-rays. After World War II, quantitative risk estimates of radiation injury are primarily derived from the atomic bomb survivor Life Span Study. Current understanding of tissue response to radiation has raised doubts about the validity of LNT model at low doses encountered in the practice of diagnostic radiology. This article traces the evolution of basic radiation safety concepts and provides a bird's eye view of the Life Span Study and other studies which throw light on the matter. The arguments for an alternative, threshold, or even hermetic models of dose response are examined. The relevance of these developments to the nuclear power industry is also outlined.
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- Srikanth Moorthy
- Department of Radiology, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Amrita School of Medicine, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Amrita Lane, Ponekkara, Kochi, Kerala, India
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Karpov AB, Takhauov RM, Zerenkov AG, Semenova YV, Bogdanov IM, Kazantceva SB, Blinov AP, Kalinkin DE, Gorina GV, Litvinova OV, Ermolaev YD, Mironova EB, Plaksin MB, Takhauov AR, Zablotska LB. Descriptive characteristics of occupational exposures and medical follow-up in the cohort of workers of the Siberian Group of Chemical Enterprises in Seversk, Russia. Int J Radiat Biol 2021; 97:848-860. [DOI: 10.1080/09553002.2021.1917787] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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- Andrey B. Karpov
- Seversk Biophysical Research Center of the Federal Medical and Biological Agency, Seversk, Russia
- Siberian State Medical University of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Tomsk, Russia
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- Seversk Biophysical Research Center of the Federal Medical and Biological Agency, Seversk, Russia
- Siberian State Medical University of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Tomsk, Russia
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- Seversk Biophysical Research Center of the Federal Medical and Biological Agency, Seversk, Russia
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- Seversk Biophysical Research Center of the Federal Medical and Biological Agency, Seversk, Russia
- Siberian Federal Research and Clinical Center of the Federal Medical and Biological Agency, Seversk, Russia
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- Center of Hygiene and Epidemiology №81 of the Federal Medical and Biological Agency, Seversk, Russia
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- Center of Hygiene and Epidemiology №81 of the Federal Medical and Biological Agency, Seversk, Russia
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- Seversk Biophysical Research Center of the Federal Medical and Biological Agency, Seversk, Russia
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- Seversk Biophysical Research Center of the Federal Medical and Biological Agency, Seversk, Russia
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- Seversk Biophysical Research Center of the Federal Medical and Biological Agency, Seversk, Russia
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- Seversk Biophysical Research Center of the Federal Medical and Biological Agency, Seversk, Russia
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- Siberian Federal Research and Clinical Center of the Federal Medical and Biological Agency, Seversk, Russia
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- Siberian Federal Research and Clinical Center of the Federal Medical and Biological Agency, Seversk, Russia
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- Siberian Federal Research and Clinical Center of the Federal Medical and Biological Agency, Seversk, Russia
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- Seversk Biophysical Research Center of the Federal Medical and Biological Agency, Seversk, Russia
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
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McEvoy-May JH, Bihari S, Hooker AM, Dixon DL. A retrospective audit of cumulative ionising radiation levels in hospitalised pregnant patients. Aust N Z J Obstet Gynaecol 2021; 61:700-707. [PMID: 33772762 DOI: 10.1111/ajo.13336] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2020] [Accepted: 02/05/2021] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND Among hospitalised patients, diagnostic radiation is possibly used least on pregnant patients due to the fear of ionising radiation on the fetus; however, what levels are currently being prescribed? AIMS To assess the cumulative levels of ionising radiation received by pregnant patients during a single admission to a tertiary hospital. MATERIALS AND METHODS A retrospective audit of pregnant patients admitted to Flinders Medical Centre, South Australia, Australia, between 2013 and 2017 inclusive was performed. All procedures utilising ionising radiation were collected including conventional radiology, computed tomography, fluoroscopy and nuclear medicine. Individual and cumulative effective doses for mother and fetus were calculated using patient dose reports and published conversion factors. RESULTS From 547 patients, the median cumulative effective dose was 0.02 mSv and only five patients received more than 10 mSv, with 19.07 mSv the highest dose received. The median fetal cumulative effective dose was 0.01 mSv but only three fetuses received more than 10 mSv, likely due to fetal exclusion in some procedural fields of view. Stays longer than ten days were associated with significantly higher cumulative effective dose, as did those with maternal cardiovascular related admission, for both maternal and fetal exposures. CONCLUSION These results suggest that pregnant patients are exposed to low doses of ionising radiation, in both individual procedures and cumulative doses. The detrimental risks associated with these levels of ionising radiation are not overt and so clinicians should question which risk is higher, the ionising radiation from the radiological procedures received or the lack of diagnostic information if avoided?
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- James H McEvoy-May
- Flinders Health and Medical Research Institute, Flinders University, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.,Department of Biology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.,Centre for Radiation Research, Education and Innovation, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- Flinders Health and Medical Research Institute, Flinders University, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.,Intensive and Critical Care Unit, Flinders Medical Centre, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- Centre for Radiation Research, Education and Innovation, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- Flinders Health and Medical Research Institute, Flinders University, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.,Intensive and Critical Care Unit, Flinders Medical Centre, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.,Faculty of Medical Sciences, Northern Ontario School of Medicine, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
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Oakley PA, Harrison DE. Radiophobic Fear-Mongering, Misappropriation of Medical References and Dismissing Relevant Data Forms the False Stance for Advocating Against the Use of Routine and Repeat Radiography in Chiropractic and Manual Therapy. Dose Response 2021; 19:1559325820984626. [PMID: 33628151 PMCID: PMC7883173 DOI: 10.1177/1559325820984626] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2020] [Revised: 12/04/2020] [Accepted: 12/05/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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There is a faction within the chiropractic profession passionately advocating against the routine use of X-rays in the diagnosis, treatment and management of patients with spinal disorders (aka subluxation). These activists reiterate common false statements such as "there is no evidence" for biomechanical spine assessment by X-ray, "there are no guidelines" supporting routine imaging, and also promulgate the reiterating narrative that "X-rays are dangerous." These arguments come in the form of recycled allopathic "red flag only" medical guidelines for spine care, opinion pieces and consensus statements. Herein, we review these common arguments and present compelling data refuting such claims. It quickly becomes evident that these statements are false. They are based on cherry-picked medical references and, most importantly, expansive evidence against this narrative continues to be ignored. Factually, there is considerable evidential support for routine use of radiological imaging in chiropractic and manual therapies for 3 main purposes: 1. To assess spinopelvic biomechanical parameters; 2. To screen for relative and absolute contraindications; 3. To reassess a patient's progress from some forms of spine altering treatments. Finally, and most importantly, we summarize why the long-held notion of carcinogenicity from X-rays is not a valid argument.
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Konkova M, Abramova M, Kalianov A, Ershova E, Dolgikh O, Umriukhin P, Izhevskaya V, Kutsev S, Veiko N, Kostyuk S. Mesenchymal Stem Cells Early Response to Low-Dose Ionizing Radiation. Front Cell Dev Biol 2021; 8:584497. [PMID: 33381502 PMCID: PMC7767887 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2020.584497] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2020] [Accepted: 11/13/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Introduction Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are applied as the therapeutic agents, e.g., in the tumor radiation therapy. Purpose of the Study To evaluate the human adipose MSC early response to low-dose ionizing radiation (LDIR). Materials and Methods We investigated different LDIR (3, 10, and 50 cGy) effects on reactive oxygen species production, DNA oxidation (marker 8-oxodG), and DNA breaks (marker ɣ H2AX) in the two lines of human adipose MSC. Using reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction, fluorescence-activated cell sorting, and fluorescence microscopy, we determined expression of genes involved in the oxidative stress development (NOX4), antioxidative response (NRF2), antiapoptotic and proapoptotic response (BCL2, BCL2A1, BCL2L1, BIRC2, BIRC3, and BAX1), in the development of the nuclear DNA damage response (DDR) (BRCA1, BRCA2, ATM, and P53). Cell cycle changes were investigated by genes transcription changes (CCND1, CDKN2A, and CDKN1A) and using proliferation markers KI-67 and proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA). Results Fifteen to 120 min after exposure to LDIR in MSCs, transient oxidative stress and apoptosis of the most damaged cells against the background of the cell cycle arrest were induced. Simultaneously, DDR and an antiapoptotic response were found in other cells of the population. The 10-cGy dose causes the strongest and fastest DDR following cell nuclei DNA damage. The 3-cGy dose induces a less noticeable and prolonged response. The maximal low range dose, 50 cGy, causes a damaging effect on the MSCs. Conclusion Transient oxidative stress and the death of a small fraction of the damaged cells are essential components of the MSC population response to LDIR along with the development of DDR and antiapoptotic response. A scheme describing the early MSC response to LDIR is proposed.
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- Marina Konkova
- Department of Molecular Biology, Research Centre for Medical Genetics, Moscow, Russia
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Research Centre for Medical Genetics, Moscow, Russia
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Research Centre for Medical Genetics, Moscow, Russia
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Research Centre for Medical Genetics, Moscow, Russia.,I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, Department of Normal Physiology, Moscow, Russia
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Research Centre for Medical Genetics, Moscow, Russia
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Research Centre for Medical Genetics, Moscow, Russia.,I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, Department of Normal Physiology, Moscow, Russia.,P.K. Anokhin Institute of Normal Physiology, Moscow, Russia
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Research Centre for Medical Genetics, Moscow, Russia
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Research Centre for Medical Genetics, Moscow, Russia
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Research Centre for Medical Genetics, Moscow, Russia
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Research Centre for Medical Genetics, Moscow, Russia.,I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, Department of Normal Physiology, Moscow, Russia
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Belli M, Indovina L. The Response of Living Organisms to Low Radiation Environment and Its Implications in Radiation Protection. Front Public Health 2020; 8:601711. [PMID: 33384980 PMCID: PMC7770185 DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2020.601711] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2020] [Accepted: 11/25/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Life has evolved on Earth for about 4 billion years in the presence of the natural background of ionizing radiation. It is extremely likely that it contributed, and still contributes, to shaping present form of life. Today the natural background radiation is extremely small (few mSv/y), however it may be significant enough for living organisms to respond to it, perhaps keeping memory of this exposure. A better understanding of this response is relevant not only for improving our knowledge on life evolution, but also for assessing the robustness of the present radiation protection system at low doses, such as those typically encountered in everyday life. Given the large uncertainties in epidemiological data below 100 mSv, quantitative evaluation of these health risk is currently obtained with the aid of radiobiological models. These predict a health detriment, caused by radiation-induced genetic mutations, linearly related to the dose. However a number of studies challenged this paradigm by demonstrating the occurrence of non-linear responses at low doses, and of radioinduced epigenetic effects, i.e., heritable changes in genes expression not related to changes in DNA sequence. This review is focused on the role that epigenetic mechanisms, besides the genetic ones, can have in the responses to low dose and protracted exposures, particularly to natural background radiation. Many lines of evidence show that epigenetic modifications are involved in non-linear responses relevant to low doses, such as non-targeted effects and adaptive response, and that genetic and epigenetic effects share, in part, a common origin: the reactive oxygen species generated by ionizing radiation. Cell response to low doses of ionizing radiation appears more complex than that assumed for radiation protection purposes and that it is not always detrimental. Experiments conducted in underground laboratories with very low background radiation have even suggested positive effects of this background. Studying the changes occurring in various living organisms at reduced radiation background, besides giving information on the life evolution, have opened a new avenue to answer whether low doses are detrimental or beneficial, and to understand the relevance of radiobiological results to radiation protection.
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- Dipartimento di Diagnostica per Immagini, Radioterapia Oncologica ed Ematologia, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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Lambert L, Novak M, Siklova M, Krauzova E, Stich V, Burgetova A. Hybrid and Model-Based Iterative Reconstruction Influences the Volumetry of Visceral and Subcutaneous Adipose Tissue on Ultra-Low-Dose CT. Obesity (Silver Spring) 2020; 28:2083-2089. [PMID: 32929884 DOI: 10.1002/oby.22945] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2020] [Revised: 06/15/2020] [Accepted: 06/16/2020] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to compare three different reconstruction algorithms for the volumetry of the visceral adipose tissue (VAT) and subcutaneous adipose tissue (SAT) on ultra-low-dose computed tomography (CT) images. METHODS Thirty-seven male patients underwent ultra-low-dose CT at the level of the fourth lumbar vertebra (22.5 mm in z-axis). The acquisitions were reconstructed in 5-mm slices with 50% overlap using filtered back projection (FBP), hybrid iterative reconstruction (HIR), and iterative model-based reconstruction (IMR) techniques. The volume of VAT and SAT was measured using an interactive seed-growing segmentation and by thresholding (-30 to -190 HU). RESULTS The volume of SAT measured by the interactive method was smaller in FBP compared with both HIR (P = 0.0011) and IMR (P = 0.0034), and the volume of VAT was greater in IMR compared with HIR (P = 0.0253) or FBP (P = 0.0065). Using the thresholding method, IMR volumes of VAT were greater compared with HIR (P < 0.0001), and volumes of SAT were greater compared with both HIR and FBP (both P ≤ 0.0001). The VAT to SAT ratio was greater in IMR compared with HIR or FBP (both P < 0.0001). CONCLUSIONS There are significant differences among FBP, HIR, and IMR in the volumetry of SAT and VAT, their ratios, and attenuation measured on ultra-low-dose images.
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- Lukas Lambert
- Department of Radiology, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and General University Hospital in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Radiology, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and General University Hospital in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Pathophysiology, Third Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Pathophysiology, Third Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Pathophysiology, Third Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Radiology, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and General University Hospital in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic
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Oakley PA, Navid Ehsani N, Harrison DE. 5 Reasons Why Scoliosis X-Rays Are Not Harmful. Dose Response 2020; 18:1559325820957797. [PMID: 32963506 PMCID: PMC7488912 DOI: 10.1177/1559325820957797] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2019] [Revised: 08/13/2020] [Accepted: 08/17/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Radiographic imaging for scoliosis screening, diagnosis, treatment, and management is the gold standard assessment tool. Scoliosis patients receive many repeat radiographs, typically 10-25 and as many as 40-50, equating to a maximum 50 mGy of cumulative exposure. It is argued this amount of radiation exposure is not carcinogenic to scoliosis patients for 5 main reasons: 1. Estimated theoretical cumulative effective doses remain below the carcinogenic dose threshold; 2. Scoliosis patient x-rays are delivered in serial exposures and therefore, mitigate any potential cumulative effect; 3. Linear no-threshold cancer risk estimates from scoliosis patient cohorts are flawed due to faulty science; 4. Standardized incidence/mortality ratios demonstrating increased cancers from aged scoliosis cohorts are confounded by the effects of the disease entity itself making it impossible to claim cause and effect resulting from low-dose radiation exposures from spinal imaging; 5. Children are not more susceptible to radiation damage than adults. Radiophobia concerns from patients, parents, and doctors over repeat imaging for scoliosis treatment and management is not justified; it adds unnecessary anxiety to the patient (and their parents) and interferes with optimal medical management. X-rays taken in the evidence-based management of scoliosis should be taken without hesitation or concern about negligible radiation exposures.
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Ionizing Radiation-Induced Epigenetic Modifications and Their Relevance to Radiation Protection. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:ijms21175993. [PMID: 32825382 PMCID: PMC7503247 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21175993] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2020] [Revised: 08/15/2020] [Accepted: 08/17/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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The present system of radiation protection assumes that exposure at low doses and/or low dose-rates leads to health risks linearly related to the dose. They are evaluated by a combination of epidemiological data and radiobiological models. The latter imply that radiation induces deleterious effects via genetic mutation caused by DNA damage with a linear dose-dependence. This picture is challenged by the observation of radiation-induced epigenetic effects (changes in gene expression without altering the DNA sequence) and of non-linear responses, such as non-targeted and adaptive responses, that in turn can be controlled by gene expression networks. Here, we review important aspects of the biological response to ionizing radiation in which epigenetic mechanisms are, or could be, involved, focusing on the possible implications to the low dose issue in radiation protection. We examine in particular radiation-induced cancer, non-cancer diseases and transgenerational (hereditary) effects. We conclude that more realistic models of radiation-induced cancer should include epigenetic contribution, particularly in the initiation and progression phases, while the impact on hereditary risk evaluation is expected to be low. Epigenetic effects are also relevant in the dispute about possible "beneficial" effects at low dose and/or low dose-rate exposures, including those given by the natural background radiation.
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Oakley PA, Harrison DE. X-Ray Hesitancy: Patients' Radiophobic Concerns Over Medical X-rays. Dose Response 2020; 18:1559325820959542. [PMID: 32994755 PMCID: PMC7503016 DOI: 10.1177/1559325820959542] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2020] [Revised: 08/20/2020] [Accepted: 08/25/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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All too often the family physician, orthopedic surgeon, dentist or chiropractor is met with radiophobic concerns about X-ray imaging in the clinical setting. These concerns, however, are unwarranted fears based on common but ill-informed and perpetuated ideology versus current understanding of the effects of low-dose radiation exposures. Themes of X-ray hesitancy come in 3 forms: 1. All radiation exposures are harmful (i.e. carcinogenic); 2. Radiation exposures are cumulative; 3. Children are more susceptible to radiation. Herein we address these concerns and find that low-dose radiation activates the body's adaptive responses and leads to reduced cancers. Low-dose radiation is not cumulative as long as enough time (e.g. 24 hrs) passes prior to a repeated exposure, and any damage is repaired, removed, or eliminated. Children have more active immune systems; the literature shows children are no more affected than adults by radiation exposures. Medical X-rays present a small, insignificant addition to background radiation exposure that is not likely to cause harm. Doctors and patients alike should be better informed of the lack of risks from diagnostic radiation and the decision to image should rely on the best evidence, unique needs of the patient, and the expertise of the physician-not radiophobia.
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Adliene D, Griciene B, Skovorodko K, Laurikaitiene J, Puiso J. Occupational radiation exposure of health professionals and cancer risk assessment for Lithuanian nuclear medicine workers. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2020; 183:109144. [PMID: 32028181 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2020.109144] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2019] [Revised: 01/13/2020] [Accepted: 01/14/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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BACKGROUND Reconstruction and analysis of low doses received by the occupationally exposed medical radiation workers, especially nuclear medicine staff dealing with radioisotopes may significantly contribute to the understanding of radiation impact on individuals, assess and predict radiation related risks for the development of cancer or other specific diseases. METHODS A pool of 2059 annual effective doses corresponding to 272 job's positions occupied by nuclear medicine and radiology workers for a certain time period over 26 years in five Lithuanian hospitals was investigated in order to analyze the occupational exposure tendencies to medical staff. Requested data, measured in terms of whole body dose, personal dose equivalent Hp(10), was obtained from the National Register of Sources of Ionizing Radiation and Occupational Exposure. Considering that nuclear medicine staff is dealing with open sources/radioisotopes, doses to extremities, Hp(0.07), were measured using thermoluminescent dosimeters (TLD) of LiF:Mg, Ti type. Lifetime risk estimations for the development of specific cancer (thyroid cancer and leukemia) for exposed radiation workers were performed using risk models included in BEIR VII report (BEIR VII, 2006). The conservative assessment of the thyroid exposure was performed using RadRAT 4.1.1 tool. RESULTS Doses to radiology technologists and radiology nurses were found to be highest over the years. However, their annual doses never exceeded dose limit of 20 mSv and were following the same decreasing tendency as the doses of other personnel. There was no increase of doses to nuclear medicine staff observed after installation of two new PET/CT machines, indicating increased radiation protection culture and application of relevant technical and protective measures by the staff. Measured fingertip doses were 2-3 times higher than the hand doses measured with TLD ring and were dependent on the type and frequency of the nuclear medicine examination procedure and on the type and activity of isotopes used for examination. CONCLUSIONS For the first time, retrospective dose evaluation for the cohort of medical radiation workers was performed in the country. It enabled estimation of lifetime attributable risk for the development of two cancer types: thyroid and leukemia cancer among occupationally exposed medical radiation staff. Projected risk was low, ~10-5, however it was found that the risk of thyroid cancer for female staff was 5.7 times higher than for the males. Obtained results will be used for the predictive assessment of possible radiation induced health effects to occupationally exposed medical radiation workers.
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- D Adliene
- Kaunas University of Technology, Kaunas, Lithuania.
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- Vilnius University Hospital Santaros Klinikos, Vilnius, Lithuania; Department of Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Medical Physics, Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania
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- Vilnius University Hospital Santaros Klinikos, Vilnius, Lithuania; State Research Institute the Center for Physical Sciences and Technology, Vilnius, Lithuania
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- Kaunas University of Technology, Kaunas, Lithuania
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Cohen SL, Wang JJ, Chan N, O’Connell W, Shah R, Sanelli P, Raoof S. Lung Cancer Screening CT. Chest 2019; 156:1214-1222. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2019.07.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2019] [Revised: 07/12/2019] [Accepted: 07/31/2019] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Sokolenko VL, Sokolenko SV. Manifestations of allostatic load in residents of radiation contaminated areas aged 18–24 years. REGULATORY MECHANISMS IN BIOSYSTEMS 2019. [DOI: 10.15421/021963] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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We studied the features of allostatic load (AL) in 100 students aged 18–24 years old who, from birth to adulthood, lived in the territories assigned to the IV radiation zone after the Chornobyl accident (density of soil contamination by isotopes 137Cs 3.7–18.5∙104 Bq/m2) and underwent prolonged exposure to small doses of ionizing radiation. The examined students did not have any clinical signs of the immune-neuroendocrine system dysfunction. 50 people had signs of vegetative-vascular dystonia syndrome (VVD), 48 had signs of moderate hyperthyroidism and 21 had signs of moderate hypothyroidism. During the examination session, as a factor of additional psycho-emotional load, in 66 of the examined the immunoregulatory index CD4+/CD8+ went below the lower limit of the homeostatic norm, in 62 of the examined low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) exceeded the upper level. The relative risk (RR) and attributable risk (AR) of the participation of potential secondary factors of allostatic load formation in CD4+/CD8+ immunoregulatory index going below the lower limit were calculated. The presence of statistically significant relative risk of participation in the formation of suppression of the index CD4+/CD8+: the state of hyperthyroidism, state of hypothyroidism, vegetative-vascular dystonia syndrome, higher than normal LDL-C. When the examined students combined the signs of hyperthyroidism, vegetative-vascular dystonia syndrome and higher level of LDL-C; with combination of signs of hypothyroidism, vegetative-vascular dystonia syndrome and higher level of LDL-C. The attributable risk in all cases exceeded 0.10, which confirmed the importance of some of these factors and their complexes in the formation of the effect of reduced immunoregulatory index. The CD4+/CD8+ index can be considered an important biomarker of AL and premature age-related changes in the immune system in residents of radiation-contaminated areas. The risk of AL formation in the case of occurrence of a complex of mediated secondary biomarkers (vegetative-vascular dystonia syndrome, thyroid dysfunction, hypercholesterolemia) is higher compared to their individual significance.
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Radiation dose monitoring: time for a paradigm change? Nucl Med Commun 2019; 40:1193-1194. [PMID: 31568195 DOI: 10.1097/mnm.0000000000001094] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Trosko JE. What Can Chemical Carcinogenesis Shed Light on the LNT Hypothesis in Radiation Carcinogenesis? Dose Response 2019; 17:1559325819876799. [PMID: 31565039 PMCID: PMC6755642 DOI: 10.1177/1559325819876799] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2019] [Accepted: 08/27/2019] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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To protect the public’s health from exposure to physical, chemical, and microbiological
agents, it is important that any policy be based on rigorous scientifically based
research. The concept of “linear no-threshold” (LNT) has been implemented to provide
guideline exposures to these agents. The practical limitation to testing this hypothesis
is to provide sufficient samples for experimental or epidemiological studies. While there
is no universally accepted understanding of most human diseases, there seems to be better
understanding of cancer that might help resolve the “LNT” model. The public’s concern,
after being exposed to radiation, is the potential of producing cancer. The most rigorous
hypothesis of human carcinogenesis is the “multistage, multimechanism” chemical
carcinogenesis model. The radiation carcinogenesis LNT model, rarely, if ever, built it
into their support. It will be argued that this multistage, multimechanism model of
carcinogenesis, involving the “initiation” of a single cell by a mutagen event, followed
by chronic exposure to threshold levels of epigenetic agents or conditions that stimulate
the clonal expansion of the “initiated” cell, can convert these benign cells to become
invasive and metastatic. This “promotion” process can be interrupted, thereby preventing
these initiated cells from transitioning to the “progression” process of invasion and
metastasis.
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- James E Trosko
- Department Pediatrics and Human Development, College of Human Medicine, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA
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When people discuss the risks associated with low doses of ionizing radiation, central to the discussion is the definition of a low dose and the nature of harm. Standard answers such as "doses below 0.1 Gy are low" or "cancer is the most sensitive measure of harm" obscure the complexity within these seemingly simple questions. This paper will discuss some of the complex issues involved in determining risks to human and nonhuman species from low-dose exposures. Central to this discussion will be the role of communicable responses to all stressors (often referred to as bystander responses), which include recently discovered epigenetic and nontargeted mechanisms. There is a growing consensus that low-dose exposure to radiation is but one of many stressors to impact populations. Many of these stressors trigger responses that are generic and not unique to radiation. The lack of a unique radiation signature makes absolute definition of radiation risk difficult. This paper examines a possible new way of defining low dose based on the systemic response to the radiation. Many factors will influence this systemic response and, because it is inherently variable, it is difficult to predict and so makes low-dose responses very uncertain. Rather than seeking to reduce uncertainty, it might be valuable to accept the variability in outcomes, which arise from the complexity and multifactorial nature of responses to stressors.
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- Department of Biology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada
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- Medical Physics and Applied Radiation Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada
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Leblanc JE, Burtt JJ. Radiation Biology and Its Role in the Canadian Radiation Protection Framework. HEALTH PHYSICS 2019; 117:319-329. [PMID: 30907783 DOI: 10.1097/hp.0000000000001060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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The linear no-threshold (linear-non-threshold) model is a dose-response model that has long served as the foundation of the international radiation protection framework, which includes the Canadian regulatory framework. Its purpose is to inform the choice of appropriate dose limits and subsequent as low as reasonably achievable requirements, social and economic factors taken into account. The linear no-threshold model assumes that the risk of developing cancer increases proportionately with increasing radiation dose. The linear no-threshold model has historically been applied by extrapolating the risk of cancer at high doses (>1,000 mSv) down to low doses in a linear manner. As the health effects of radiation exposure at low doses remain ambiguous, reducing uncertainties found in cancer risk dose-response models can be achieved through in vitro and animal-based studies. The purpose of this critical review is to analyze whether the linear no-threshold model is still applicable for use by modern nuclear regulators for radiation protection purposes, or if there is sufficient scientific evidence supporting an alternate model from which to derive regulatory dose limits.
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Oxidized Cell-Free DNA Is a Factor of Stress Signaling in Radiation-Induced Bystander Effects in Different Types of Human Cells. Int J Genomics 2019; 2019:9467029. [PMID: 31531341 PMCID: PMC6721096 DOI: 10.1155/2019/9467029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2018] [Revised: 04/05/2019] [Accepted: 08/01/2019] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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In pathology or under damaging conditions, the properties of cell-free DNA (cfDNA) change. An example of such change is GC enrichment, which drastically alters the biological properties of cfDNA. GC-rich cfDNA is a factor of stress signaling, whereas genomic cfDNA is biologically inactive. GC-rich cfDNA stimulates TLR9-MyD88-NF-κB signaling cascade, leading to an increase in proinflammatory cytokine levels in the organism. In addition, GC-rich DNA is prone to oxidation and oxidized cfDNA can stimulate secondary oxidative stress. This article is a review of works dedicated to the investigation of a low-dose ionizing radiation effect, a bystander effect, and the role of cfDNA in both of these processes.
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Maxwell S, Fox R, McRobbie D, Bulsara M, Doust J, O’Leary P, Slavotinek J, Stubbs J, Moorin R. How have advances in CT dosimetry software impacted estimates of CT radiation dose and cancer incidence? A comparison of CT dosimetry software: Implications for past and future research. PLoS One 2019; 14:e0217816. [PMID: 31412037 PMCID: PMC6693687 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0217816] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2018] [Accepted: 05/21/2019] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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Objective Organ radiation dose from a CT scan, calculated by CT dosimetry software, can be combined with cancer risk data to estimate cancer incidence resulting from CT exposure. We aim to determine to what extent the use of improved anatomical representation of the adult human body “phantom” in CT dosimetry software impacts estimates of radiation dose and cancer incidence, to inform comparison of past and future research. Methods We collected 20 adult cases for each of three CT protocols (abdomen/pelvis, chest and head) from each of five public hospitals (random sample) (January-April inclusive 2010) and three private clinics (self-report). Organ equivalent and effective dose were calculated using both ImPACT (mathematical phantom) and NCICT (voxelised phantom) software. Bland-Altman plots demonstrate agreement and Passing-Bablok regression reports systematic, proportional or random differences between results. We modelled the estimated lifetime attributable risk of cancer from a single exposure for each protocol, using age-sex specific risk-coefficients from the Biologic Effects of Ionizing Radiation VII report. Results For the majority of organs used in epidemiological studies of cancer incidence, the NCICT software (voxelised) provided higher dose estimates. Across the lifespan NCICT resulted in cancer estimates 2.9%-6.6% and 14.8%-16.3% higher in males and females (abdomen/pelvis) and 7.6%-19.7% and 12.9%-26.5% higher in males and females respectively (chest protocol). For the head protocol overall cancer estimates were lower for NCICT, but with greatest disparity, >30% at times. Conclusion When the results of previous studies estimating CT dose and cancer incidence are compared to more recent, or future, studies the dosimetry software must be considered. Any change in radiation dose or cancer risk may be attributable to the software and phantom used, rather than—or in addition to—changes in scanning practice. Studies using dosimetry software to estimate radiation dose should describe software comprehensively to facilitate comparison with past and future research.
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- Susannah Maxwell
- Health Systems and Health Economics, School of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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- School of Physics, University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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- School of Physical Sciences, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia
- Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College, London, United Kingdom
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- Institute for Health and Rehabilitation Research, University of Notre Dame, Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia
- Centre for Health Services Research, School of Population Health, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia, Australia
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- Centre for Research in Evidence-Based Practice Faculty of Health Sciences and Medicine Bond University, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
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- Health Systems and Health Economics, School of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
- Obstetrics and Gynaecology Medical School, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
- PathWest Laboratory Medicine, QE2 Medical Centre, Nedlands, Western Australia
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- SA Medical Imaging, SA Health and College of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders University, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- CanSpeak Australia, Spring Hill, Queensland, Australia
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- Health Systems and Health Economics, School of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
- Centre for Health Services Research, School of Population Health, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia, Australia
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Hansen CL, Hingorani R. LNT RIP: It is time to bury the linear no threshold hypothesis. J Nucl Cardiol 2019; 26:1358-1360. [PMID: 30761480 DOI: 10.1007/s12350-019-01646-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2019] [Accepted: 01/30/2019] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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- Thomas Jefferson University, 925 Chestnut St, Philadelphia, PA, 19107, USA
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Mappes T, Boratyński Z, Kivisaari K, Lavrinienko A, Milinevsky G, Mousseau TA, Møller AP, Tukalenko E, Watts PC. Ecological mechanisms can modify radiation effects in a key forest mammal of Chernobyl. Ecosphere 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/ecs2.2667] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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- Tapio Mappes
- Department of Biological and Environmental Science University of Jyväskylä P.O. Box 35 Jyväskylä FI‐40014 Finland
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Science University of Jyväskylä P.O. Box 35 Jyväskylä FI‐40014 Finland
- CIBIO/InBIO Research Center in Biodiversity and Genetic Resources University of Porto Vairão PT‐4485–661 Portugal
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Science University of Jyväskylä P.O. Box 35 Jyväskylä FI‐40014 Finland
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- Physics Faculty Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv 64/13 Volodymyrska Street Kyiv UA‐01601 Ukraine
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- Department of Biological Sciences University of South Carolina Columbia South California 29208 USA
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- Ecologie Systématique Evolution Université Paris‐Sud CNRS AgroParisTech Université Paris‐Saclay Orsay Cedex F‐91405 France
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Science University of Jyväskylä P.O. Box 35 Jyväskylä FI‐40014 Finland
- Ecology and Genetics University of Oulu Oulu FI‐90014 Finland
- National Research Center for Radiation Medicine of the National Academy of Medical Science Kyiv 04050 Ukraine
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Science University of Jyväskylä P.O. Box 35 Jyväskylä FI‐40014 Finland
- Ecology and Genetics University of Oulu Oulu FI‐90014 Finland
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Patients with nephrolithiasis are exposed to significant quantities of ionizing radiation with the potential to cause secondary malignancy. This risk is magnified by the high recurrence rate of nephrolithiasis. In this article, we identify the risks of ionizing radiation as they pertain to patients with nephrolithiasis. We then identify evidence-based techniques for mitigating patient radiation exposure in the preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative settings. Key factors include limiting the use of computed tomographic imaging, appropriate modulation of fluoroscopy settings, and minimizing rates of stone recurrence.
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- Todd Samuel Yecies
- Department of Urology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, 200 Lothrop Street, Kaufman Building, 701, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
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- Department of Urology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
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Tharmalingam S, Sreetharan S, Brooks AL, Boreham DR. Re-evaluation of the linear no-threshold (LNT) model using new paradigms and modern molecular studies. Chem Biol Interact 2019; 301:54-67. [PMID: 30763548 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbi.2018.11.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2018] [Revised: 11/13/2018] [Accepted: 11/22/2018] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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The linear no-threshold (LNT) model is currently used to estimate low dose radiation (LDR) induced health risks. This model lacks safety thresholds and postulates that health risks caused by ionizing radiation is directly proportional to dose. Therefore even the smallest radiation dose has the potential to cause an increase in cancer risk. Advances in LDR biology and cell molecular techniques demonstrate that the LNT model does not appropriately reflect the biology or the health effects at the low dose range. The main pitfall of the LNT model is due to the extrapolation of mutation and DNA damage studies that were conducted at high radiation doses delivered at a high dose-rate. These studies formed the basis of several outdated paradigms that are either incorrect or do not hold for LDR doses. Thus, the goal of this review is to summarize the modern cellular and molecular literature in LDR biology and provide new paradigms that better represent the biological effects in the low dose range. We demonstrate that LDR activates a variety of cellular defense mechanisms including DNA repair systems, programmed cell death (apoptosis), cell cycle arrest, senescence, adaptive memory, bystander effects, epigenetics, immune stimulation, and tumor suppression. The evidence presented in this review reveals that there are minimal health risks (cancer) with LDR exposure, and that a dose higher than some threshold value is necessary to achieve the harmful effects classically observed with high doses of radiation. Knowledge gained from this review can help the radiation protection community in making informed decisions regarding radiation policy and limits.
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- Sujeenthar Tharmalingam
- Northern Ontario School of Medicine, Laurentian University, 935 Ramsey Lake Rd, Sudbury, ON, P3E 2C6, Canada.
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- Department of Medical Physics and Applied Radiation Sciences, McMaster University, 1280 Main Street W, Hamilton ON, L8S 4K1, Canada
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- Environmental Science, Washington State University, Richland, WA, USA
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- Northern Ontario School of Medicine, Laurentian University, 935 Ramsey Lake Rd, Sudbury, ON, P3E 2C6, Canada; Bruce Power, Tiverton, ON(3), UK.
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Simon I, Hedesiu M, Virag P, Salmon B, Tarmure V, Baciut M, Bran S, Jacobs R, Falamas A. Raman Micro-Spectroscopy of Dental Pulp Stem Cells: An Approach to Monitor the Effects of Cone Beam Computed Tomography Low-Dose Ionizing Radiation. ANAL LETT 2018. [DOI: 10.1080/00032719.2018.1516771] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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- Ioana Simon
- Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- Department of Oral Radiology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- Laboratory of Radiotherapy, Radiobiology and Tumor Biology, The Oncology Institute “Prof. Dr. Ion Chiricuta'', Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- EA2496, Orofacial Pathologies, Imaging and Biotherapies, Dental School, Paris Descartes University, Sorbonne Paris Cité, France
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- Department of Orthodontics, University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- Department of Oral Rehabilitation, Maxillofacial Surgery and Implantology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- Department of Oral Rehabilitation, Maxillofacial Surgery and Implantology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- Department of Imaging and Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, OMFS IMPATH Research Group, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
- Dental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Huddinge, Sweden
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Jangiam W, Udomtanakunchai C, Reungpatthanaphong P, Tungjai M, Honikel L, Gordon CR, Rithidech KN. Late Effects of Low-Dose Radiation on the Bone Marrow, Lung, and Testis Collected From the Same Exposed BALB/cJ Mice. Dose Response 2018; 16:1559325818815031. [PMID: 30622448 PMCID: PMC6302279 DOI: 10.1177/1559325818815031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2018] [Revised: 10/22/2018] [Accepted: 10/23/2018] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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We used 3 biological metrics highly relevant to health risks, that is, cell death, inflammation, and global DNA methylation, to determine the late effects of low doses (0.05 or 0.1 Gy) of 137Cs γ rays on the bone marrow, lung, and testis collected at 6 months post-irradiation from the same exposed BALB/cJ mouse. This integrative approach has not been used for such a purpose. Mice exposed to 0 or 1 Gy of radiation served as a sham or positive control group, respectively. The results could deliver information for better health risk assessment across tissues, including better scientific basis for radiation protection and clinical application. We found no changes in the levels of all studied biological metrics (except a significant increase in the levels of an anti-inflammatory cytokine, ie, interleukin 10) in tissues of 0.05-Gy exposed mice, when compared to those in sham controls. In contrast, significantly increased levels of cell death and inflammation, including a significant loss of global 5-hydroxymethylcytosine, were found in all tissues of the same mice exposed to 0.1 or 1.0 Gy. Our data demonstrated not only no harm but also hormesis in the 0.05-Gy exposed mice. However, the hormetic effect appears to be dependent on biological metrics and tissue.
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- Witawat Jangiam
- Pathology Department, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, USA
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Burapha University, Chonburi, Thailand
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- Pathology Department, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, USA
- Department of Radiologic Technology, Faculty of Associated Medical Sciences, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
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- Pathology Department, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, USA
- Department of Applied Radiation and Isotopes, Faculty of Sciences, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Pathology Department, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, USA
- Department of Radiologic Technology, Faculty of Associated Medical Sciences, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
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- Pathology Department, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, USA
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- Pathology Department, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, USA
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Shibamoto Y, Nakamura H. Overview of Biological, Epidemiological, and Clinical Evidence of Radiation Hormesis. Int J Mol Sci 2018; 19:E2387. [PMID: 30104556 PMCID: PMC6121451 DOI: 10.3390/ijms19082387] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2018] [Revised: 08/06/2018] [Accepted: 08/09/2018] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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The effects of low-dose radiation are being increasingly investigated in biological, epidemiological, and clinical studies. Many recent studies have indicated the beneficial effects of low doses of radiation, whereas some studies have suggested harmful effects even at low doses. This review article introduces various studies reporting both the beneficial and harmful effects of low-dose radiation, with a critique on the extent to which respective studies are reliable. Epidemiological studies are inherently associated with large biases, and it should be evaluated whether the observed differences are due to radiation or other confounding factors. On the other hand, well-controlled laboratory studies may be more appropriate to evaluate the effects of low-dose radiation. Since the number of such laboratory studies is steadily increasing, it will be concluded in the near future whether low-dose radiation is harmful or beneficial and whether the linear-no-threshold (LNT) theory is appropriate. Many recent biological studies have suggested the induction of biopositive responses such as increases in immunity and antioxidants by low-dose radiation. Based on recent as well as classical studies, the LNT theory may be out of date, and low-dose radiation may have beneficial effects depending on the conditions; otherwise, it may have no effects.
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- Yuta Shibamoto
- Department of Radiology, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya 467-8601, Japan.
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- Department of Radiology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka 565-0871, Japan.
- Department of Radiology, Saito Yukokai Hospital, Osaka 567-0085, Japan.
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Mothersill C, Seymour C. Old Data-New Concepts: Integrating "Indirect Effects" Into Radiation Protection. HEALTH PHYSICS 2018; 115:170-178. [PMID: 29787443 DOI: 10.1097/hp.0000000000000876] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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PURPOSE To address the following key question, what are the consequences of nontargeted and delayed effects for linear nonthreshold models of radiation risk? This paper considers low-dose "indirect" or nontargeted effects and how they might impact radiation protection, particularly at the level of the environment. Nontargeted effects refer to effects in cells, tissues, or organisms that were not targeted by irradiation and that did not receive direct energy deposition. They include genomic instability and lethal mutations in progeny of irradiated cells and bystander effects in neighboring cells, tissues, or organisms. Low-dose hypersensitivity and adaptive responses are sometimes included under the nontargeted effects umbrella, but these are not considered in this paper. Some concepts emerging in the nontargeted effects field that could be important include historic dose. This suggests that the initial exposure to radiation initiates the instability phenotype which is passed to progeny leading to a transgenerational radiation-response phenotype, which suggests that the system response rather than the individual response is critical in determining outcome. CONCLUSION Nontargeted effects need to be considered, and modeling, experimental, and epidemiological approaches could all be used to determine the impact of nontargeted effects on the currently used linear nonthreshold model in radiation protection.
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- Carmel Mothersill
- 1Medical Physics and Applied Radiation Sciences Department, McMaster University, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, Ontario L8S 4K1, Canada
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- Medical Physics and Applied Radiation Sciences Department, McMaster University, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, Ontario L8S 4K1, Canada
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Jin F, Luo HL, Zhou J, He YN, Liu XF, Zhong MS, Yang H, Li C, Li QC, Huang X, Tian XM, Qiu D, He GL, Yin L, Wang Y. Cancer risk assessment in modern radiotherapy workflow with medical big data. Cancer Manag Res 2018; 10:1665-1675. [PMID: 29970965 PMCID: PMC6021004 DOI: 10.2147/cmar.s164980] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Modern radiotherapy (RT) is being enriched by big digital data and intensive technology. Multimodality image registration, intelligence-guided planning, real-time tracking, image-guided RT (IGRT), and automatic follow-up surveys are the products of the digital era. Enormous digital data are created in the process of treatment, including benefits and risks. Generally, decision making in RT tries to balance these two aspects, which is based on the archival and retrieving of data from various platforms. However, modern risk-based analysis shows that many errors that occur in radiation oncology are due to failures in workflow. These errors can lead to imbalance between benefits and risks. In addition, the exact mechanism and dose-response relationship for radiation-induced malignancy are not well understood. The cancer risk in modern RT workflow continues to be a problem. Therefore, in this review, we develop risk assessments based on our current knowledge of IGRT and provide strategies for cancer risk reduction. Artificial intelligence (AI) such as machine learning is also discussed because big data are transforming RT via AI.
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- Fu Jin
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Chongqing University Cancer Hospital, Chongqing Cancer Institute, Chongqing Cancer Hospital, Chongqing, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Chongqing University Cancer Hospital, Chongqing Cancer Institute, Chongqing Cancer Hospital, Chongqing, People’s Republic of China
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- Forensic Identification Center, College of Criminal Investigation, Southwest University of Political Science and Law, Chongqing, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Chongqing University Cancer Hospital, Chongqing Cancer Institute, Chongqing Cancer Hospital, Chongqing, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Chongqing University Cancer Hospital, Chongqing Cancer Institute, Chongqing Cancer Hospital, Chongqing, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Chongqing University Cancer Hospital, Chongqing Cancer Institute, Chongqing Cancer Hospital, Chongqing, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Chongqing University Cancer Hospital, Chongqing Cancer Institute, Chongqing Cancer Hospital, Chongqing, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Chongqing University Cancer Hospital, Chongqing Cancer Institute, Chongqing Cancer Hospital, Chongqing, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Chongqing University Cancer Hospital, Chongqing Cancer Institute, Chongqing Cancer Hospital, Chongqing, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Chongqing University Cancer Hospital, Chongqing Cancer Institute, Chongqing Cancer Hospital, Chongqing, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Chongqing University Cancer Hospital, Chongqing Cancer Institute, Chongqing Cancer Hospital, Chongqing, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Chongqing University Cancer Hospital, Chongqing Cancer Institute, Chongqing Cancer Hospital, Chongqing, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Chongqing University Cancer Hospital, Chongqing Cancer Institute, Chongqing Cancer Hospital, Chongqing, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Chongqing University Cancer Hospital, Chongqing Cancer Institute, Chongqing Cancer Hospital, Chongqing, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Chongqing University Cancer Hospital, Chongqing Cancer Institute, Chongqing Cancer Hospital, Chongqing, People’s Republic of China
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Roch-Lefèvre S, Grégoire E, Martin-Bodiot C, Flegal M, Fréneau A, Blimkie M, Bannister L, Wyatt H, Barquinero JF, Roy L, Benadjaoud M, Priest N, Jourdain JR, Klokov D. Cytogenetic damage analysis in mice chronically exposed to low-dose internal tritium beta-particle radiation. Oncotarget 2018; 9:27397-27411. [PMID: 29937993 PMCID: PMC6007944 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.25282] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2017] [Accepted: 03/23/2018] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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The aim of this study was to carry out a comprehensive examination of potential genotoxic effects of low doses of tritium delivered chronically to mice and to compare these effects to the ones resulting from equivalent doses of gamma-irradiation. Mice were chronically exposed for one or eight months to either tritiated water (HTO) or organically bound tritium (OBT) in drinking water at concentrations of 10 kBq/L, 1 MBq/L or 20 MBq/L. Dose rates of internal β-particle resulting from such tritium treatments were calculated and matching external gamma-exposures were carried out. We measured cytogenetic damage in bone marrow and in peripheral blood lymphocytes (PBLs) and the cumulative tritium doses (0.009 - 181 mGy) were used to evaluate the dose-response of OBT in PBLs, as well as its relative biological effectiveness (RBE). Neither tritium, nor gamma exposures produced genotoxic effects in bone marrow. However, significant increases in chromosome damage rates in PBLs were found as a result of chronic OBT exposures at 1 and 20 M Bq/L, but not at 10 kBq/L. When compared to an external acute gamma-exposure ex vivo, the RBE of OBT for chromosome aberrations induction was evaluated to be significantly higher than 1 at cumulative tritium doses below 10 mGy. Although found non-existent at 10 kBq/L (the WHO limit), the genotoxic potential of low doses of tritium (>10 kBq/L), mainly OBT, may be higher than currently assumed.
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- Sandrine Roch-Lefèvre
- Institut de Radioprotection et de Sûreté Nucléaire, IRSN, Pôle Santé et Environnement, Direction de la Santé, Fontenay-aux-Roses, France
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- Institut de Radioprotection et de Sûreté Nucléaire, IRSN, Pôle Santé et Environnement, Direction de la Santé, Fontenay-aux-Roses, France
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- Institut de Radioprotection et de Sûreté Nucléaire, IRSN, Pôle Santé et Environnement, Direction de la Santé, Fontenay-aux-Roses, France
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- Radiobiology and Health, Canadian Nuclear Laboratories, Chalk River, Ontario, Canada
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- Institut de Radioprotection et de Sûreté Nucléaire, IRSN, Pôle Santé et Environnement, Direction de la Santé, Fontenay-aux-Roses, France
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- Radiobiology and Health, Canadian Nuclear Laboratories, Chalk River, Ontario, Canada
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- Radiobiology and Health, Canadian Nuclear Laboratories, Chalk River, Ontario, Canada
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- Radiobiology and Health, Canadian Nuclear Laboratories, Chalk River, Ontario, Canada
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- Present address at: Autonomous University of Barcelona, Faculty of Biosciences, Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain
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- Institut de Radioprotection et de Sûreté Nucléaire, IRSN, Pôle Santé et Environnement, Direction de la Santé, Fontenay-aux-Roses, France
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- Institut de Radioprotection et de Sûreté Nucléaire, IRSN, Pôle Santé et Environnement, Direction de la Santé, Fontenay-aux-Roses, France
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- Radiobiology and Health, Canadian Nuclear Laboratories, Chalk River, Ontario, Canada
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- Institut de Radioprotection et de Sûreté Nucléaire, IRSN, Direction des Affaires Internationales, Fontenay-aux-Roses, France
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- Radiobiology and Health, Canadian Nuclear Laboratories, Chalk River, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Biochemistrty, Microbiology and Immunology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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De Marco P, Origgi D. New adaptive statistical iterative reconstruction ASiR-V: Assessment of noise performance in comparison to ASiR. J Appl Clin Med Phys 2018; 19:275-286. [PMID: 29363260 PMCID: PMC5849834 DOI: 10.1002/acm2.12253] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2017] [Revised: 10/31/2017] [Accepted: 11/24/2017] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Purpose To assess the noise characteristics of the new adaptive statistical iterative reconstruction (ASiR‐V) in comparison to ASiR. Methods A water phantom was acquired with common clinical scanning parameters, at five different levels of CTDIvol. Images were reconstructed with different kernels (STD, SOFT, and BONE), different IR levels (40%, 60%, and 100%) and different slice thickness (ST) (0.625 and 2.5 mm), both for ASiR‐V and ASiR. Noise properties were investigated and noise power spectrum (NPS) was evaluated. Results ASiR‐V significantly reduced noise relative to FBP: noise reduction was in the range 23%–60% for a 0.625 mm ST and 12%–64% for the 2.5 mm ST. Above 2 mGy, noise reduction for ASiR‐V had no dependence on dose. Noise reduction for ASIR‐V has dependence on ST, being greater for STD and SOFT kernels at 2.5 mm. For the STD kernel ASiR‐V has greater noise reduction for both ST, if compared to ASiR. For the SOFT kernel, results varies according to dose and ST, while for BONE kernel ASIR‐V shows less noise reduction. NPS for CT Revolution has dose dependent behavior at lower doses. NPS for ASIR‐V and ASiR is similar, showing a shift toward lower frequencies as the IR level increases for STD and SOFT kernels. The NPS is different between ASiR‐V and ASIR with BONE kernel. NPS for ASiR‐V appears to be ST dependent, having a shift toward lower frequencies for 2.5 mm ST. Conclusions ASiR‐V showed greater noise reduction than ASiR for STD and SOFT kernels, while keeping the same NPS. For the BONE kernel, ASiR‐V presents a completely different behavior, with less noise reduction and modified NPS. Noise properties of the ASiR‐V are dependent on reconstruction slice thickness. The noise properties of ASiR‐V suggest the need for further measurements and efforts to establish new CT protocols to optimize clinical imaging.
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- Paolo De Marco
- Medical Physics Unit, European Institute of Oncology, Milan, Italy
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- Medical Physics Unit, European Institute of Oncology, Milan, Italy
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Schofield PN, Kondratowicz M. Evolving paradigms for the biological response to low dose ionizing radiation; the role of epigenetics. Int J Radiat Biol 2017; 94:769-781. [PMID: 29157078 DOI: 10.1080/09553002.2017.1388548] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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PURPOSE In the late 1990s, it had become clear that the long-standing paradigm for the action of radiation on living cells and organisms did not have sufficient power to explain the observed effects of low dose ionizing radiation. The purpose of this commentary is to examine the experiments that lead up to the modification of the classic paradigm consequent on these observations, their historical precedents, and the development of our understanding of the role of epigenetics in low dose radiation effects. RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS We discuss how parallel advances in epigenetics from developmental biology and cancer studies, and the discovery of epigenetic modifications of chromatin, such as DNA methylation, impacted on the development of an epigenetic paradigm for low dose effects. We also assess the impact of technology development in supporting the paradigm shift. We then examine recent accumulated data on epigenetic modification in response to irradiation since that shift took place, and identify areas where bringing together data from developmental biology and cancer might answer some of the paradoxes and contradictions in this data. We predict that further paradigm shifts are imminent.
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- Paul N Schofield
- a Department of Physiology, Development, and Neuroscience , University of Cambridge , Cambridge , UK
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- a Department of Physiology, Development, and Neuroscience , University of Cambridge , Cambridge , UK
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