title: Diagnostic radiography and adult acute myeloid leukaemia: an interview and medical chart review study.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Aetiology of acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) is not well understood, perhaps because of its distinct subtypes. High-dose ionising radiation is a known risk factor, but less is known about risk from low-dose exposure such as from diagnostic radiography.
  
  
  METHODS
  Subjects were 412 matched case-control pairs. Ten-year subject histories of diagnostic radiography were based on interview and medical records.
  
  
  RESULTS
  There was no convincing association between AML risk and ionising radiation exposure from diagnostic imaging procedures, either for AML overall or for any AML subtype.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The association between diagnostic radiography and AML risk remains uncertain.
authors.affiliation: Department of Preventive Medicine, Keck School of Medicine of University of Southern California, Los Angeles CA 90089, USA. janice.pogoda@gmail.com
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Pogoda
authors.forename: P W
authors.initials: PW
authors.lastname: Nichols
authors.forename: R K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Ross
authors.forename: D O
authors.initials: DO
authors.lastname: Stram
authors.forename: D C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Thomas
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Preston-Martin
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002140:California / Q000453:epidemiology; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015470:Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000208:ethnology / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008499:Medical Records; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires