Main Title |
Assigned Shares in Compensation for Radiation-Related Cancers. |
Author |
Lagakos, S. W. ;
Mosteller, F. ;
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CORP Author |
Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA. Dept. of Biostatistics. ;Dana-Farber Cancer Inst., Boston, MA.;Health Effects Research Lab., Research Triangle Park, NC.;National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. |
Publisher |
c1986 |
Year Published |
1986 |
Report Number |
NSF-SES-8401422 ;CA-39640; EPA/600/J-86/527; |
Stock Number |
PB90-232208 |
Additional Subjects |
Epidemiology ;
Aging(Biology) ;
Graphs(Charts) ;
Legislation ;
Mathematical models ;
Exposure ;
Torts ;
Liabilities ;
Reprints ;
Radiation-induced neoplasms ;
Risk assessment ;
Dose-response relationships ;
Sex factors
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Holdings |
Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last Modified |
Checkout Status |
NTIS |
PB90-232208 |
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07/26/2022 |
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Collation |
34p |
Abstract |
The preparation of radioepidemiologic tables requires extensive mathematical modeling because matters such as sex, size of dose, age at exposure, type of cancer, and age at diagnosis must be taken into account. The limited data require many assumptions about the quantitative relationship between radiation dose and the age-specific incidence rate of cancer. After partitioning a population into reference sets based on age at exposure, size of dose, type of cancer, etc., an assigned share is computed for each reference set and then assigned to all of its members. The assigned share represents the fraction of the cancer cases in the reference set that are attributed to the radiation dose. Because the population can be partitioned in many ways, each individual's assigned share depends on the partition used and will change with different partitions. Options for modeling and limitations in epidemiologic data lead to considerable uncertainties in estimates of assigned charges that have been scientifically evaluated. In contrast, the uncertainties associated with the current approach for determining the likelihood a cancer was caused by radiation have not been appraised but are likely to be even greater than those associated with the tables. (Copyright (c) 1986 Society for Risk Analysis.) |
Supplementary Notes |
Pub. in Risk Analysis, v6 n3 p345-357 Sep 86. Prepared in cooperation with Dana-Farber Cancer Inst., Boston, MA. Sponsored by Health Effects Research Lab., Research Triangle Park, NC., and National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. |
NTIS Title Notes |
Journal article. |
Title Annotations |
Reprint: Assigned Shares in Compensation for Radiation-Related Cancers. |
Category Codes |
57V; 57E; 57U |
NTIS Prices |
PC A03/MF A01 |
Primary Description |
600/10 |
Document Type |
NT |
Cataloging Source |
NTIS/MT |
Control Number |
022221178 |
Origin |
NTIS |
Type |
CAT |