title: The nuclear worker and ionizing radiation.
abstract: Research on medical X-ray exposure sheds light on the health effects expected for workers exposed to ionizing radiation. Factual information confirming this relationship and also demonstrating the need for reviewing permissible exposure levels for workers is given. Suggestions for more sophisticated health monitoring of workers exposed to hazardous technologies are made, and the question of occupational hazards which threaten the worker's family is raised.
mesh_terms: D001417:Background Radiation; D006801:Humans; D008452:Maximum Allowable Concentration; D009381:Neoplasms, Radiation-Induced; D009683:Nuclear Medicine; D009688:Nuclear Reactors; D009786:Occupational Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards*; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D011830:Radiation Effects; D011834:Radiation Monitoring / Q000592:standards*; D014481:United States