Peripheral Blood Lymphocyte Subsets in Radiologists Exposed to Ionizing Radiation
- 1 January 1985
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Informa UK Limited in Acta Radiologica: Oncology
- Vol. 24 (5), 415-417
- https://doi.org/10.3109/02841868509134411
Abstract
To investigate whether low dose ionizing radiation caused perturbation of peripheral blood lymphocytes in radiology unit staff, the T-helper/suppressor ratio was examined in eight radiologists exposed to low dose radiation over a period of 6 to 27 years (mean 12 years). No significant difference was noted in the T-cell subsets between exposed radiologists and non-exposed control subjects. The effect of low dose ionizing radiation on peripheral blood lymphocyte subsets seems to be virtually negligible. Further, measurement of the T-helper/suppressor ratio is not a reliable way of demonstrating any damage to bone marrow caused by low dose ionizing radiation.Keywords
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