Characteristics of the 145 HR radiation workers whose FISH doses were≥250 mGy
| HR radiation workers (FISH doses≥250 mGy) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Whole-HR | CBC-HR | TLD-HR | |
| Number of participants (group participants) | 145 (297) | 28 (56) | 117 (241) |
| Duration of works, years* (range) | 18.0±0.7 (2–34) | 16.8±1.7 (2–30) | 18.3±0.7 (2–34) |
| Cumulative TLD dose, mSv* (range) | 92.8±5.1 (1.3–418.3) | 58.7±14.5 (1.3–418.3)† | 100.9±5.0 (8.6–299.2) |
| Mean of annual TLD doses, mSv* (range) | 6.0±0.4 (0.3–37.4) | 3.8±0.7 (0.3–19.0)† | 6.6±0.5 (1.1–37.4) |
| Retrospective FISH dose, mGy* (range) | 491.3±18.9 (284.0–1754.0) | 593.7±67.4 (284.0–1754.0) | 466.8±16.4 (284.0–1179.0) |
| Mean annual FISH dose, mGy* (range) | 36.7±2.7 (9.0–243.0) | 47.8±6.9 (13.0–142.0) | 34.1±2.8 (9.0–243.0) |
*Mean±SEM.
†p<0.05 when compared with the TLD-HR group with independent student's t-test.
CBC-HR, complete blood cell count-high risk; FISH, fluorescence in situ hybridisation; TLD-HR, thermoluminescent dosimeter-high risk.