Causes of death following occupational exposure to microwave radiation (radar) 1950–1974, C. D. Robinette and C. Silverman. “Symposium on biological effects and measurement of radio frequency/microwaves,” Dewitt G. Hazzard (ed). HEW public (FDA) 77-8026, Rockville, MD, 1977, pp 338–42
- Book ID
- 102187081
- Publisher
- Wiley (John Wiley & Sons)
- Year
- 1979
- Weight
- 83 KB
- Volume
- 1
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0192-2521
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✦ Synopsis
US Navy personnel who had been trained and exposed to radar at markedly different levels of exposure. Approximately half of the men are occupationally exposed men, serving in specific jobs and receiving the higher exposure levels. The others, not occupationally exposed, serve as "controls" for comparison with the occupational group.
Many diseases and various kinds of trauma mortality are analyzed via records for the two groups, records in service and post-service. With regard to specific diseases in general (and to specific neoplasms in the cancer category), increased mortality follows two routes, higher at times in the occupational group, at other times in the controls. 'Ihe authors conclude that no increases are statistically significant in any analysis.