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Activity Number: 23 - Statistical Considerations for Epidemiologic Studies of Radiation Risk
Type: Topic Contributed
Date/Time: Sunday, August 7, 2022 : 2:00 PM to 3:50 PM
Sponsor: Section on Statistics in Epidemiology
Abstract #322435
Title: Availability of Epidemiological Data for Statistical Research and Classroom Instruction from the Comprehensive Epidemiologic Data Resource and Radiation Effects Research Foundation
Author(s): Sara Howard*
Companies: Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education
Keywords: radiation epidemiology; data repositories
Abstract:

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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