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Oppenheimer’s Legacy: Rising Cancer Risks Due To Ionizing Radiation

You are here: Home / Archive / Feature Stories / Oppenheimer’s Legacy: Rising Cancer Risks Due To Ionizing Radiation
Published: November 12, 2023 by RHJ Producer

Researchers have been studying the lasting health effects of the atomic bomb for decades – but there’s a new type of radiation scientists are worried about. Nuclear workers, medical physicians, and the public are all being exposed to low-dose, long-term ionizing radiation. It causes cancer, radiation cataracts, and impaired cognition. Experts explain how we can protect ourselves from these dangerous rays.


Guest Information:

  • Dr. David Richardson, Professor of Environmental and Occupational Health, University of California, Irvine, Internationally Recognized Expert in Occupational Health
  • Dr. Mina Makary, Interventional Radiologist, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center

Links for more info:

  • Dr. Mina Makary – Wexner Medical Center
  • X: @MinaMakaryMD
  • Dr. David Richardson
  • The BMJ – Cancer mortality after low dose exposure to ionising radiation in workers in France, the United Kingdom, and the United States (INWORKS): cohort study
Program #: 23-46Segment Type: Feature StoriesTopics: Cancer Treatment and Research| Radiation| World War IIMedical Conditions: CancerGuests: Dr. David Richardson| Dr. Mina MakaryInstitutions & Organizations: Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center| University of California, Irvine (UCI)Host: Elizabeth WestfieldProducers: Jason Dickey| Kristen Farrah
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