- COMARE 12th Report: The impact of personally initiated X-ray computed tomography scanning for the health assessment of asymptomatic individuals
- COMARE
11th Report: The distribution of childhood leukaemia and other
childhood cancer in Great Britain 1969-1993 - (19 July 2006)
- Joint COMARE/DPAG Report on "Experimental Validation of 'Groundhog' Beach Monitoring Systems" - (July 2006)
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COMARE 12th Report: The impact of personally initiated X-ray computed tomography scanning for the health assessment of asymptomatic individuals
Scanning of the asymptomatic individual by using a computed tomography (CT) X-ray machine is a practice that has implications for public health, despite the fact that CT scanning of the asymptomatic individual may provide benefits to that person. The committee has reviewed the literature regarding both the benefit and detriment associated with CT scanning in the health assessment of asymptomatic individuals. We have considered the detriment caused by radiation from the CT scan but also the subsequent psychological effects and potential physical detriment from further investigations. Furthermore, we have considered the economic implications for the NHS which may become liable for further tests and examinations. While reviewing this type of practice, alternative techniques using lower doses of ionising radiation or non-ionising radiation have been considered.
COMARE 11th Report: The distribution of childhood leukaemia and other childhood cancer in Great Britain 1969-1993
The 11th COMARE report shows that childhood leukaemia and many other types of childhood cancers do not occur evenly within the population of Great Britain. There are a variety of incidence rates in different geographical and social circumstances and these differ more that would be expected than from simple random or chance variations. This uneven distribution (or clustering) occurs at all levels of population distribution throughout the country, down to very local levels such as those of electoral wards. It is not known why childhood cancers tend to cluster like this. Much attention has been given to interactions between exposure to infections and immune responses. Other possible explanations have also been considered, including exposure to environmental agents. The analyses in this report have been carried out on the largest data set of childhood cancer cases ever compiled anywhere in the world. The very large data set gives considerable confidence in the results.
Joint COMARE/DPAG Report on "Experimental Validation of 'Groundhog' Beach Monitoring Systems"
This report has been prepared jointly by COMARE and the Dounreay Particles Advisory Group (DPAG). It is based largely on Chapter 5 of DPAG's forthcoming 3rd Report and on an empirical evaluation under the auspices of COMARE, funded by SEPA and COMARE. The report presents an evaluation of the operational performance of the two vehicular Groundhog monitoring systems used by UKAEA on beaches close to Dounreay.
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