PURPOSE TO DETERMINE BY RECORD-LINKAGE STUDIES OF DOE WORKER POPULATIONS WHETHER DEMENTIA AND RELATED CONDITIONS CAN BE ASSOCIATED WITH HIGH-LET ALPHA-PARTICLE DOSES TO BRAIN. TO DETERMINE BY RECORD-LINKAGE STUDIES OF DOE WORKER POPULATIONS WHETHER COGNITIVE FUNCTION SCORES CAN BE ASSOCIATED WITH HIGH-LET ALPHA-PARTICLE DOSES TO BRAIN. TO PUBLISH AN NCRP COMMENTARY ON THE RESULTS OF THE RECORD-LINKAGE STUDIES (PHASE I) THEIR RELEVANCE TO NASA S MISSION FOR SPACE EXPLORATION AND RECOMMENDATIONS AS TO WHETHER AN INTERVIEW STUDY OF WORKERS INCLUDING THE ADMINISTRATION OF A BATTERY OF NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS SIMILAR TO COGNITION USED ON THE ISS TODAY (PHASE II) SHOULD BE CONSIDERED.

National Council On Radiation Protection & Measurements

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