Abstract:
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In the scientific community, sharing information is an important principle, which helps to further scientific research as well help to produce the next generation of researchers. For radiation epidemiology, the focus on sharing information and data is epitomized in the United States Department of Energy’s (DOE) Comprehensive Epidemiologic Data Resource (CEDR) and the Radiation Effect Research Foundation‘s (RERF) data library. Both CEDR and RERF provide access to publicly available datasets created from studies of health effects possibly associated with radiation exposure. CEDR houses data from over 77 studies of DOE workers who were typically exposed to chronic low dose radiation. On CEDR, researchers can find de-identified demographic data, mortality outcomes, radiation monitoring information, and environmental exposure information. RERF’s data library includes the de-identified data associated with studies of the survivors of the atomic bombs in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan. In this session, the discussion will cover the available data in each of the repositories and how they can be implemented for classroom instruction, statistical research, and epidemiologic studies.
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