2015
DOI: 10.1186/s12995-015-0066-5
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New models for prediction of micronuclei formation in nuclear medicine department workers

Abstract: BackgroundIonizing radiation causes detrimental health effects such as cancer and genetic damage. The study aim was to determine predictors for micronuclei (MN) occurrence and frequency in peripheral blood lymphocytes of health workers professionally exposed to radiation.MethodsHealth workers, age matched, selected for the study on regular check-ups, were divided according to the radiation exposure. The exposed group involved nuclear medicine department employees (54) and the control group comprised workers fr… Show more

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“…Hospital workers occupationally exposed to low levels of ionizing radiation exhibit high frequency of chromosomal aberrations in peripheral lymphocytes (Maffei et al, 2004). Ionizing radiation causes detrimental health effects such as cancer and genetic damage (Terzic, Milovanovic, Dotlic, Rakic, & Terzic, 2015). Ionizing radiation induces mutations and cell transformations, predominantly by causing single-strand and double-strand DNA breakage, leading to chromosome instability and carcinogenesis (Eken et al, 2010).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Hospital workers occupationally exposed to low levels of ionizing radiation exhibit high frequency of chromosomal aberrations in peripheral lymphocytes (Maffei et al, 2004). Ionizing radiation causes detrimental health effects such as cancer and genetic damage (Terzic, Milovanovic, Dotlic, Rakic, & Terzic, 2015). Ionizing radiation induces mutations and cell transformations, predominantly by causing single-strand and double-strand DNA breakage, leading to chromosome instability and carcinogenesis (Eken et al, 2010).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…-These chemical contaminants in hospital complex are present in addition to the ionizing radiation; several chemical contaminants may have genotoxic effects, and thus, there is possibility that the higher MN in hospital subjects may be the cumulative effect of IR and chemical pollutants. Ionizing radiation induces significant health effects such as cancer and genetic damage (Terzic et al, 2015). Ionizing radiation causes mutations and cell transformations, predominantly by causing single-strand and double-strand DNA breakage, leading to chromosome instability and carcinogenesis (Eken et al, 2010)‖.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Siama et al (2019) registraron un aumento en la frecuencia de MN en un grupo de 33 tecnólogos de imagenología en comparación a un mismo número de personal no expuesto a RI; la formación de MN aumentaba conforme se incrementaba la edad del individuo y la cantidad de pacientes atendidos. Terzic et al (2015) encontraron que, en un grupo de 56 trabajadores de medicina nuclear, los profesionales en imagenología de sexo femenino, con mayor edad, con mayores dosis de exposición anuales y más número de años de exposición ocupacional, tienden a presentar mayor frecuencia de MN. Así mismo, Qian et al (2016) evidenciaron un aumento significativo de la frecuencia de MN en una muestra de 1392 trabajadores hospitalarios expuestos a RI con respecto a 143 no expuestos, al igual que una asociación positiva entre la frecuencia de MN y la dosis acumulada de exposición a RI.…”
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