Low mortality of British radiologists

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CorrespondenceLow mortality of British radiologistsCorrections for this articleErratumR Doll, A Berrington and S C DarbyR Doll1Cancer Research UK/MRC/BHF Clinical Trial Service Unit and Epidemiological Studies Unit, 2Cancer Research UK Epidemiology Unit, Richard Doll Building, Old Road Campus, Rocsevelt Drive Oxford Ox3 7LF, UKSearch for more papers by this author, A Berrington1Cancer Research UK/MRC/BHF Clinical Trial Service Unit and Epidemiological Studies Unit, 2Cancer Research UK Epidemiology Unit, Richard Doll Building, Old Road Campus, Rocsevelt Drive Oxford Ox3 7LF, UKSearch for more papers by this author and S C Darby1Cancer Research UK/MRC/BHF Clinical Trial Service Unit and Epidemiological Studies Unit, 2Cancer Research UK Epidemiology Unit, Richard Doll Building, Old Road Campus, Rocsevelt Drive Oxford Ox3 7LF, UKSearch for more papers by this authorPublished Online:28 Jan 2014https://doi.org/10.1259/bjr/15501346SectionsPDF/EPUBFull Text ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack Citations ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InEmail About"Low mortality of British radiologists." The British Journal of Radiology, 78(935), pp. 1057–1058 References 1 Berrington A, Darby SC, Weiss HA, Doll R. 100 years of observation on British radiologists: mortality from cancer and other causes 1897–1997. Br J Radiol 2001;74:507–19. Link ISI, Google Scholar2 Cameron JR. Radiation increased the longevity of British radiologists. Br J Radiol 2002;75:637–9. Link ISI, Google Scholar3 Simmons JA. On the linear no-threshold model. J Radiol Prot 2004;24:425–7. Medline ISI, Google Scholar4 Doll R, Peto R. Mortality among doctors in different occupations. Br Med J 1977;1:1433–6. Crossref Medline, Google Scholar5 Carpenter LM, Swerdlow AJ, Fear NT. Mortality of doctors in different specialties: findings from a cohort of 20000 NHS hospital consultants. Occup Environ Med 1997;54:388–95. Crossref Medline ISI, Google Scholar6 Matanoski GM, Seltser R, Sartwell PE, Diamond EL, Elliott EA. The current mortality rates of radiologists and other physician specialists: deaths from all causes and from cancer. Am J Epidemiol 1975;101:188–98. Crossref Medline ISI, Google Scholar7 Doll R, Peto R, Wheatley K, Grary R, Sutterland F. Martality in relation to smoking: 40 years' observations on male British doctors. BMJ 1994;309:901–11. Google Scholar8 Carpenter LM. Some observations on the healthy worker effect. Br J Ind Med 1987;44:289–91. Medline, Google Scholar Previous article Next article FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsCited by5 Reasons Why Scoliosis X-Rays Are Not Harmful10 September 2020 | Dose-Response, Vol. 18, No. 3Are Restrictive Medical Radiation Imaging Campaigns Misguided? It Seems So: A Case Example of the American Chiropractic Association’s Adoption of “Choosing Wisely”1 May 2020 | Dose-Response, Vol. 18, No. 2Health effects of exposure to ionizing radiationHealth Impacts of Low-Dose Ionizing Radiation: Current Scientific Debates and Regulatory Issues19 September 2018 | Dose-Response, Vol. 16, No. 3Occupational Radiation Exposure and Health Effects among Medical WorkersThe Korean Journal of Medicine, Vol. 93, No. 3Radiation Exposure22 May 2014Cancer incidence and mortality after low-dosage radiation exposure: Epidemiological aspects1 July 2011 | Biophysics, Vol. 56, No. 2Radiation Hormesis: Historical Perspective and Implications for Low-Dose Cancer Risk Assessment18 January 2010 | Dose-Response, Vol. 8, No. 2Biological Effects of Ionizing Radiation29 March 2010DOES SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE SUPPORT A CHANGE FROM THE LNT MODEL FOR LOW-DOSE RADIATION RISK EXTRAPOLATION?Health Physics, Vol. 97, No. 5La prévention du cancer et la relation dose–effet : l’effet cancérogène des rayonnements ionisantsCancer/Radiothérapie, Vol. 13, No. 4The Linear No-Threshold Relationship Is Inconsistent with Radiation Biologic and Experimental DataRadiology, Vol. 251, No. 1Cancérogenèse. Accroissement des connaissances et évolution des concepts22 June 2008 | Oncologie, Vol. 10, No. 5BJR Review of the Year – 20055 March 2014 | The British Journal of Radiology, Vol. 79, No. 939Related articlesErratum28 Jan 2014The British Journal of Radiology Volume 78, Issue 935November 2005Pages: 973-1064 © The British Institute of Radiology History ReceivedJanuary 08,2004RevisedMay 06,2005AcceptedJune 01,2005Published onlineJanuary 28,2014 Metrics Download PDF