Bulletin of The Academy of Military Medical Sciences  2009;33(6):570-573

Research advances in probability of causation calculation of radiogenic neoplasms

Jing, NING ; Yong, YUAN ; Xiang-Dong, XIE ; Guo-Shan, YANG

Keywords

neoplasms,radiation-induced; probability of causation; excess risk; risk factors

Country

China

Language

Chinese

Abstract

Probability of causation (PC) was used to facilitate the adjudication of compensation claims for cancers diagnosed following exposure to ionizing radiation. In this article, the excess cancer risk assessment models used for PC calculation are reviewed. Cancer risk transfer models between different populations, dependence of cancer risk on dose and dose rate, modification by epidemiological risk factors and application of PC are also discussed in brief.