Adult Leukemia Following Diagnostic X-Rays?

PUBLIC health research; ADULT T-cell leukemia; LYMPHOCYTIC leukemia; MYELOID leukemia; X-rays; RADIATION exposure; RADIOISOTOPES in medical diagnosis; MEDICAL research; MEDICAL technology

The article discusses the study on adult leukemia following diagnostic x-rays. According to the study, the association between leukemia and diagnostic x-ray may be entirely due to a few individuals who received massive diagnostic radiation exposures. The study has showed that several researches linking diagnostic radiation with adult non-lymphocytic leukemia have been reported in England, New Zealand and the U.S. Each of the researches have reported an association in adults between diagnostic x-rays and myeloid leukemia, but not lymphatic leukemia.