Open AccessLens opacities among physicians occupationally exposed to ionizing radiation – a pilot study in Finland
Author(s) -
Samy Mrena,
Tero Kivelä,
Päivi Kurttio,
Anssi Auvinen
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
scandinavian journal of work, environment and health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.621
H-Index - 103
eISSN - 1795-990X
pISSN - 0355-3140
DOI - 10.5271/sjweh.3152
Subject(s) - medicine , scheimpflug principle , confidence interval , odds ratio , cumulative dose , ionizing radiation , ophthalmology , occupational exposure , equivalent dose , nuclear medicine , environmental health , cornea , irradiation , dosimetry , physics , nuclear physics
The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of lens opacities among physicians occupationally exposed to radiation - overall and by occupational factors - and to assess the feasibility of a large-scale study for risk assessment.