Publications by authors named "J D Boice"
Since 1968, the United States Transuranium and Uranium Registries (USTUR) has studied the biokinetics and tissue dosimetry of uranium and transuranium elements in nuclear workers. As part of the USTUR collaboration with the Million Person Study (MPS) of Low-Dose Health Effects, radiation dose to different parts of the human heart is being estimated for workers with documented intakes of 239Pu or 226Ra. The study may be expanded for workers with intakes of 238U and other radionuclides.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe American radium dial worker (RDW) cohort of over 3,200 persons is being revisited as part of the Million Person Study (MPS) to include a modern approach to RDW dosimetry. An exceptional source of data and contextualization in this project is an extensive collection of electronic records (requiring 43 gigabytes (GB) of storage) digitized from existing microfilm and microfiche housed at the United States Transuranium and Uranium Registries (USTUR). Although the type, extent, and quality (e.
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- The Million Person Study (MPS) investigates the health impacts of gradual exposure to ionizing radiation on over one million U.S. radiation workers and veterans, focusing on both cancer and non-cancer conditions.
- Recent efforts have highlighted mortality patterns related to neurological and behavioral disorders, such as Parkinson's and Alzheimer's diseases, by analyzing claims data from Medicare beneficiaries.
- To manage the extensive and complex dataset, the MPS is developing specialized open-source software (Colossus) to facilitate detailed evaluation of health outcomes and related factors from the collected health information.
Objective: This follow-up study of uranium processing workers at the Fernald Feed Materials Production Center examines the relationship between radiation exposure and cancer and non-cancer mortality among 6403 workers employed for at least 30 days between 1951 and 1985.
Methods: We estimated cumulative, individual, annualised doses to 15 organs/tissues from external, internal and radon exposures. Vital status and cause of death were ascertained in 2017.
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- Mallinckrodt Chemical Works processed uranium for the Manhattan Project from 1942 to 1966, and workers might have been exposed to harmful radiation.
- Researchers looked at health data for 2,514 white male employees and found a high number of deaths from brain cancer and kidney disease linked to radiation and silica dust exposure.
- Most of the workers' health statuses were confirmed, and the study showed risk factors for kidney disease and heart problems related to radiation exposure.