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This review aims to synthesize evidence on cancer risks in medical radiation workers from various practice eras, focusing on exposure metrics and outcomes.

August 8, 2026Journal of Radiological Protection

A Narrative Review of Cancer Risks in Medical Radiation Workers Across High- and Low-Dose Practice Eras: Implications for Radiation Protection

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This review aims to synthesize evidence on cancer risks in medical radiation workers from various practice eras, focusing on exposure metrics and outcomes.
Narrative review of approximately 20 cohort studies of medical radiation workers.
Analysis focused on cancer outcomes linked to dosimetry like badge-based effective dose and organ dose.
Qualitative interpretation of dose-response relationships and potential methodological limitations.
Marked excess of breast cancer and hematopoietic malignancies found among early high-dose workers, with breast cancer risks two- to threefold higher pre-1940.
Contemporary cohorts showed small, often non-significant cancer risks despite low occupational doses, suggesting healthy-worker effects.
Sex-stratified analyses indicated no significant differences in radiation-related cancer risk between male and female workers.

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Narrative review evaluates cancer risk among medical radiation workers, suggesting the need for stringent safety measures.

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Taibu et al. (2026) studied this question.

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