Publications and Project Reports

2023

Caffrey, E.A., A.S. Rood, H.A. Grogan, C. Mangini, and J.E. Till. 2023. “Comparison of Doses from Disposals of Technologically Enhanced Naturally Occurring Radioactive Materials in Kentucky and Oregon.” Health Physics 124 (6): 441–450. doi: 10.1097/HP.0000000000001683.

Rood, A.S., H.J. Mohler, H.A. Grogan, C. Mangini, E.A. Caffrey, and J.E. Till. 2023. “Potential Airborne Releases and Deposition of Radionuclides from the Santa Susana Field Laboratory during the Woolsey Fire.” Health Physics 124 (4): 257–284. doi: 10.1097/HP.0000000000001665.

2022

Boice, J.D., Jr., B. Quinn, I. Al-Nabulsi, A. Anasari, P. Blake, S. Blattnig, E. Caffrey, S. Cohen, A. Golden, K. Held, D. Jokish, R. Leggett, M. Mumma, C. Samuels, J. Till, S.Tolmachev, C. Yoder, J, Zhou, and L. Dauer. 2022. “A Million Persons, a Million Dreams: A Vision for a National Center of Radiation Epidemiology and Biology.” International Journal of Radiation Biology, special issue, 98 (4): 795–821. doi: 10.1080/09553002.2021.1988183.

Dauer, L., A. Bouville, R.E. Toohey, J.D. Boice Jr, H.L. Beck, K.F. Eckerman, D. Hagemeyer, R.W. Leggett, M.T. Mumma, B. Napier, K.H. Pryor, M. Rosenstein, D.A. Schauer, S. Sherbini, D.O. Stram, J.L. Thompson, J.E. Till, R.C. Yoder, and C. Zeitlin. 2022. “Dosimetry and Uncertainty Approaches for the Million-Worker Study of Radiation Workers and Veterans: Overview of the Recommendations in NCRP Report No. 178.”  International Journal of Radiation Biology, special issue, 98 (4): 600–609. doi: 10.1080/09553002.2018.1536299.

Till, J.E.,  H.L. Beck, J.W. Aanenson, H.A. Grogan, H.J. Mohler, S.S Mohler, and P.G. Voillequé. 2022. “Dosimetry Associated with Veterans Who Participated in Nuclear Weapons Testing.” International Journal of Radiation Biology, special issue, 98 (4): 610–618. doi: 10.1080/09553002.2018.1551639.

Till, J.E., H.L. Beck, J.D. Boice Jr, H.J., M.T. Mumma, J.W. Aanenson, and H.A. Grogan. 2022. “Asbestos Exposure and Mesothelioma Mortality among Atomic Veterans.” International Journal of Radiation Biology, special issue, 98 (4): 781–785. doi: 10.1080/09553002.2018.1551641.

2021

Caffrey, E.A., A.S. Rood, H.A. Grogan, J.E. Till, and K. Herman. 2021. “Dose Assessment for Technologically Enhanced Naturally Occurring Radioactive Materials Disposal in Landfills.” Health Physics 121 (3): 209–224. doi: 10.1097/HP.0000000000001439.

Caffrey, E.A., P.G. Voillequé, A.S. Rood, H.A Grogan, H.J. Mohler, K.R. Meyer, and J.E. Till. 2021. “Reconstruction of Enriched Uranium Released to Air from the Former Apollo Facility, Apollo, Pennsylvania, USA.” Health Physics 120 (4): 417–426. 

Mohler, H.J., A.S. Rood, H.A. Grogan, E.A. Caffrey, and J.E. Till. 2021. “Analysis of Environmental Data to Support Quantification of Historical Releases from a Former Uranium Processing Facility in Apollo, Pennsylvania.” Health Physics 120 (5): 495–509. 

2020

Boice, J.D., S.S. Cohen, M.T. Mumma, H. Chen, A. Golden, H. Beck, and J.E. Till. 2020. “Mortality among US Military Participants at Eight Aboveground Nuclear Weapons Tests.” International Journal of Radiation Biology. doi: 10.1080/09553002.2020.1787543.

Rood, A.S., H.A. Grogan, H.J. Mohler, K.R. Meyer, P.G. Voillequé, and J.E. Till. 2020. “Reconstruction of Atmospheric Concentrations of Enriched Uranium from the Former Apollo Facility, Apollo, Pennsylvania, USA.” Journal of Radiological Protection. 211. doi: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2019.106045. 

Rood, A.S., H.A. Grogan, H.J. Mohler, J.R. Rocco, E.A. Caffrey, C. Mangini, J. Cartwright, T. Matthews, C. Shaw, M.E. Packard, and J.E. Till. 2020. “Use of Routine Environmental Monitoring Data to Establish a Dose-Based Compliance System for a Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Site.” Health Physics. 118 (1): 1–17. doi: 10.1097/HP.0000000000001116.

Shore, R., H. Beck, J.D. Boice Jr., E.A. Caffrey, S. Davis, H. Grogan, F.A. Mettler, R.J. Preston, J. Till, R. Wakeford, and L. Walsh. 2018. “Implications of Recent Epidemiologic Studies for the Linear Nonthreshold Model and Radiation Protection.” Journal of Radiological Protection.

National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements (NCRP). 2018. Scientific Committee: Shore, R.E. (Chair), L.T. Dauer (Co-Chair), H.L. Beck, E.A. Caffrey, S. Davis, H.A. Grogan, R.N. Hyer, F.A. Mettler, R.J. Preston, J.E. Till, R. Wakeford, L. Walsh, and R.J. Vetter (Staff Consultant). 2018. “NCRP Commentary 27: Implications of Recent Epidemiological Studies for the Linear-Nonthreshold Model and Radiation Protection.”

Till, J.E., H.L. Beck, H.A. Grogan, and E.A. Caffrey. 2017. “A Review of Dosimetry Used in Epidemiological Studies Considered to Evaluate the Linear No-threshold (LNT) Dose-Response Model for Radiation Protection.” International Journal of Radiation Biology 93 (10): 1128–1144. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09553002.2017.1337280

Till, J.E., H.L. Beck, J.W. Aanenson, H.A. Grogan, H.J. Mohler, S.S. Mohler, and P.G. Voillequé. 2014. “Military Participants at U.S. Atmospheric Nuclear Weapons Testing— Methodology for Estimating Dose and Uncertainty.” Radiation Research 181: 471–484. doi: 10.1667/RR13597.1.

Till, J.E., A.S. Rood, P.G. Voillequé, P.D. McGavran, K.R. Meyer, H.G. Grogan, W.K. Sinclair, J.W. Aanenson, H.R. Meyer, S.K. Rope, and M.J. Case. 2002. “Risk to the Public from Historical Releases of Radionuclides and Chemicals at the Rocky Flats Nuclear Weapons Plant.” Journal of Exposure Analysis and Epidemiology 12 (5): 355–372.

Till, J.E., G.G. Killough, K.R. Meyer, W.S. Sinclair, P.G. Voillequé, S.K. Rope, and M.J. Case. 2000. “The Fernald Dosimetry Reconstruction Project.” Technology 7: 270–295.