Table 3 Lifetime cancer risks by occupational group and year of beginning radiologic practice among female diagnostic medical radiation workers
Occupational group | Job start year | LAR | LFR (%) | LBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
(90% UI) | (90% UI) | |||
Radiologic technologist | 1991 | 391.2 (93.6–1006.8) | 1.00 (0.24–2.58) |  |
2001 | 382.6 (74.3–1078.6) | 0.98 (0.19–2.77) |  | |
2011 | 322.1 (58.7–923.3) | 0.83 (0.15–2.37) | 38,991 | |
Radiologist | 1991 | 270.5 (67.7–701.5) | 0.70 (0.17–1.81) |  |
2001 | 100.7 (19.1–273.7) | 0.26 (0.05–0.71) |  | |
2011 | 41.5 (10.0–107.5) | 0.11 (0.03–0.28) | 38,792 | |
Other physician | 1991 | 131.7 (28.7–361.8) | 0.34 (0.07–0.94) |  |
2001 | 79.7 (14.9–247.4) | 0.21 (0.04–0.64) |  | |
2011 | 36.6 (8.3–95.8) | 0.10 (0.02–0.25) | 38,508 | |
Dentist | 1991 | 66.1 (14.7–174.1) | 0.17 (0.04–0.45) |  |
2001 | 48.3 (9.3–124.2) | 0.12 (0.02–0.32) |  | |
2011 | 23.5 (6.0–58.8) | 0.06 (0.02–0.15) | 38,792 | |
Dental hygienist | 1991 | 105.3 (24.0–277.9) | 0.27 (0.06–0.71) |  |
2001 | 80.6 (16.5–240.3) | 0.21 (0.04–0.62) |  | |
2011 | 48.0 (11.9–125.2) | 0.12 (0.03–0.32) | 38,991 | |
Nurse | 1991 | 402.6 (98.2–1090.1) | 1.03 (0.25–2.80) |  |
2001 | 222.8 (39.6–674.3) | 0.57 (0.10–1.73) |  | |
2011 | 129.9 (28.1–350.3) | 0.33 (0.07–0.90) | 38,991 | |
Other | 1991 | 198.3 (40.7–787.3) | 0.51 (0.10–2.02) |  |
2001 | 153.5 (28.2–464.3) | 0.39 (0.07–1.19) |  | |
2011 | 95.1 (20.1–255.6) | 0.24 (0.05–0.65) | 39,028 |