Estimated lifetime cancer risks attributed to low-level irradiation
- Estimated lifetime cancer risks attributed to low-level irradiation
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Estimated lifetime cancer risks attributed to low-level irradiation
site irradiated cancers per 10,000 person-Sv*
thyroid 25–120
breast (women only) 40–200
lung 25–140
stomach
colon
bone
esophagus
small intestine 5–30 (
each)
urinary bladder
pancreas
lymphatic tissue
skin 10–20
total (both sexes) 125–1,000
*The unit person-Sv represents the product of the average dose per person times the number of people exposed (1 sievert to each of 10,000 persons = 10,000 person-Sv); all values provided here are rounded.
Source: National Academy of Sciences Advisory Committee on the Biological Effects of Ionizing Radiation, The Effects on Populations of Exposure to Low Levels of Ionizing Radiation (1972, 1980); United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation, Sources and Effects of Ionizing Radiation (1977 report to the General Assembly, with annexes).
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