Radiation Epidemiology and Dosimetry Course
The Radiation Epidemiology and Dosimetry Course is conducted periodically by the Radiation Epidemiology Branch of the NCI Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics (DCEG). The course begins with the fundamentals of the health effects of radiation exposure and progresses to topical sessions which provide an overview of the methods and key findings from studies of medical, occupational, and environmental radiation exposures.
The curriculum was designed for participants with some familiarity with basic epidemiologic concepts, terminology and methods of data analysis; however, most of the material will be understandable for people with college-level training in basic biology, chemistry and physics.
The course format:
- Seminar-style lectures (~200 people)
- Informal lunchtime and evening gatherings to support discussion and networking
- Registration is free but required due to space limitations
- Participants can register for the full course or selected days
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Presentation Videos from the 2019 Radiation Epidemiology & Dosimetry Course
Click on the presentation titles below to view available course presentations and download slides.
Fundamentals of Radiation Epidemiology, Dosimetry, and Risk Modeling
Introduction to the Principles of Epidemiology
Martha Linet, M.D., M.P.H.
National Cancer Institute
Principles of Radiation Physics and Dosimetry
Matthew Mille, Ph.D.
National Cancer Institute
Radiation Risk Modeling
Ethel Gilbert, Ph.D.
National Cancer Institute
Overview of Radiation Health Effects and Exposure Assessment
Ionizing Radiation and Cancer Risk
Sara Schonfeld, Ph.D.
National Cancer Institute
Radiation and Risk of Non-cancer Diseases
Anssi Auvinen, M.D., Ph.D.
Tampere University, STUK-Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority, Finland
Essential Radiobiology for Radiation Epidemiologists
David J. Brenner, Ph.D., D.Sc.
Columbia University Medical Center
Radiation Exposure Assessment
Choonsik Lee, Ph.D.
National Cancer Institute
Medical Radiation Exposure - Diagnostic
Diagnostic Radiation Exposure and Cancer Risk
Lene H.S. Veiga, Ph.D.
National Cancer Institute
Dosimetry for Epidemiologic Studies of Diagnostic Radiation Exposure
David Borrego, Ph.D.
National Cancer Institute
Medical Radiation Exposure - Therapeutic
Cancer Risks from Conventional Radiotherapy
Flora van Leeuwen, Ph.D.
Netherlands Cancer Institute
Cardiac Effects of Radiation Therapy
Carolyn Taylor, D.Phil.
Nuffield Department of Population Health,
University of Oxford, U.K.
Dosimetry for Epidemiologic Studies for Conventional Radiotherapy
Rebecca Howell, Ph.D., FAAPM
MD Anderson Cancer Center, Texas
Cancer and Non-cancer Risks from Emerging Radiotherapy Techniques
Amy Berrington, D.Phil.
National Cancer Institute
Dosimetry for Epidemiologic Studies of Emerging Radiotherapy
Yeon Soo Yeom, Ph.D.
National Cancer Institute
Occupational Radiation Exposure
Cancer and Non-cancer Risks Among Medical Workers
Cari M. Kitahara, Ph.D., M.H.S.
National Cancer Institute
Dosimetry for Epidemiologic Studies of Medical Workers
Daphnée Villoing, Ph.D.
National Cancer Institute
Cancer and Non-cancer Risks Among Workers
David Richardson, Ph.D.
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Dosimetry for Epidemiological Studies of Nuclear Workers
Robert Daniels, Ph.D., C.H.P.
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Potential for Cancer and Non-cancer Risks Among Space Workers
Mark Little, D.Phil.
National Cancer Institute
Environmental Radiation Exposure
Health Effects of Nuclear Reactor Accidents: TMI, Chernobyl, Fukushima
Maureen Hatch, Ph.D. (Retired)
National Cancer Institute
Dosimetry for Epidemiologic Studies of Environmental Exposure
Vladimir Drozdovitch, Ph.D.
National Cancer Institute
Atomic Bomb Survivor Studies: Overview and Recent Findings
Dale L. Preston, Ph.D.
Hirosoft International, Eureka, California
Cancer Risks from Natural Background Radiation and Radon
Gerry Kendall, Ph.D.
Cancer Epidemiology Unit, NDPH, University of Oxford, U.K.
Susceptibility to Radiation Health Effects
Genetic and Genomics Laboratory Tools and Approaches
Meredith Yeager, Ph.D.
National Cancer Institute
Genetics of Radiation-related Cancer
Lindsay Morton, Ph.D.
National Cancer Institute
Genetics of Radiation-related Non-cancer Diseases
Catharine West, Ph.D.
University of Manchester, U.K.
Non-ionizing Radiation
Solar Ultraviolet Radiation Dosimetry and Epidemiology
Elizabeth Cahoon, Ph.D.
National Cancer Institute
Cell Phones and Cancer Risk
Anssi Auvinen, M.D., Ph.D.
Tampere University, STUK-Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority, Finland