title: Suitability of Chinese oil well loggers for an epidemiologic study of the carcinogenic effects of neutrons.
abstract: Neutron exposures to 191 well loggers at four oil fields in China were measured over a 3-mo period using CR-39 polycarbonate dosimeters. Doses (96% less than 0.02 mGy) were slightly lower than literature values for well loggers in North America, possibly because of differences in drilling activity. Because doses are so low, an epidemiologic study of cancer among Chinese well loggers is unlikely to be informative about the carcinogenicity of neutrons relative to sparsely ionizing radiation.
authors.affiliation: Radiation Epidemiology Branch, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892.
authors.forename: P D
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: Inskip
authors.forename: Z Y
authors.initials: ZY
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Y S
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Fen
mesh_terms: D002681:China; D006801:Humans; D009381:Neoplasms, Radiation-Induced / Q000453:epidemiology*; D009502:Neutrons; D016273:Occupational Exposure; D016272:Occupational Health; D010578:Petroleum
chemical_list: D010578:Petroleum