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. 2022 Aug 1;96(1):77–92. doi: 10.1007/s00420-022-01911-2

Table 2.

Source of radiation exposure and exposure levels of the included studies/study participants

Author Year Exposure Exposure levels
Andreassi et al 2020 Occupationally exposed male workers (cardiac catheterization)  ~ 1–10 mSv/year
Chen et al 2018 Paternal exposure to medical-related radiation Not measured, anticipated to be low
Chiarelli et al 2000 Radiation exposure to treat childhood cancer Abdominal-pelvic radiation cumulative total dose was above the 50th percentile (> 2,500 cG) was high exposure group
Choi et al 2012 Pregnant women exposed to abdominal or lumbar radio diagnostic procedures Radiation exposures between 50 and 100 mGy (5–10 rad)
Doyle et al 2000 Nuclear industry employees Exposure distribution not described, but those with exposures greater than 100 mSv had no excess in either sex
Fucic et al 2008 Female populations occupationally exposed to radiation Exposures were < 10 mSv per year and no woman received a radiation dose that exceeded the international limit of 20 mSv per year or 100 mSv over 5 years
Goldberg et al 1997 Adolescent females exposed to radiation for scoliosis Median exposure of 0.69 cGy
Gong et al 2017 Maternal residential proximity to nuclear facilities No exposure data. Exposure categorized based on distance
Grajewski et al 2015 Occupational exposure among flight attendants Median effective dose between 0.36 and 0.91 mSv
Green et al 2002 Pregnancy outcomes of female survivors of childhood cancer No direct measure of exposure as contrasts made between those with radiation and other types of treatment
Green et al 2010 Radiation for treatment of Wilms tumor Detailed exposure profile not available, however, 16% of women and 9% of men received exposures > 35 Gy
Guilbaud et al 2019 Pregnancy outcome after first trimester exposure to radiation Median fetal dose of 3.1 mGy
Ha et al 2015 Residential proximity to power plants No exposure data. Exposure categorized based on distance
Hatch et al 2017 Neonatal outcomes following radiation exposure in utero to fallout from Chernobyl Cs-137 deposition levels greater than 37 kBq/m
Hujoel et al 2004 Antepartum dental radiography and infant low birth weight Exposed group consisted of mothers with > 0.4 mGy
Igumnov & Drozdovitch 2000 Children from Belarus exposed in utero to radiation from Chernobyl accident Mean value of thyroid doses from 131I 0.39 Gy was estimated for the prenatal exposed children
Kallen et al 1998 Outcome of reproduction in women irradiated for skin hemangioma in infancy The mean ovarian dose was 6 cGy, and the maximum was 8.55 Gy
Lawson et al 2012 Occupational exposure among nurses No direct measure of exposure, but rather frequency of working with X-rays was modelled
Mortazavi et al 2013 Radiation exposure in a screening program of pregnant women No characterization of exposure provided
Parker et al 1999 Exposure among male radiation workers at Sellafield nuclear plant The median exposure among of all live births was 0.13 mSv; the median exposure among stillbirths was 0.33 mSv
Reulen et al 2009 Radiation exposure for childhood cancer No characterization of exposure provided
Signorello et al 2006 Radiation exposure for childhood cancer Ovarian irradiation only among women with a dose < 100 cGy to the uterus
Tsou et al 2019 Taiwanese radiation-contaminated buildings (RCBs) natural accident Taiwan Cumulative Dose exposure assessment system
van de Loo 2019 Radiation exposure to treat childhood cancer Comparison of outcomes among childhood cancer survivors’ exposure to radiation to non-radiation treatments
Winther et al 2008 Radiation exposure to treat childhood cancer Highly variable across cancer sites with exposure up to 50 Gy
Zhang et al 2020 Prenatal uranium exposure in general population Geometric mean of U concentration of 0.03 ug/L