Lifetime Risk of Cancer Death
(deaths/10°/rad)
Single exposure to
Continous Exposure
10 rad
Model
Absolute
to 1 rad/yr
Relative
Absolute
Relative
L-Q, EEE
a)
226
67
182
L-L, £-0
167
501
158
430
28
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Q-L, Q-L
2.
10
Birth Defects--pages 166-169
a
(mean parental age = 30 years
@
Ne
4
f
1 rem per generation (1 rem parentalexposure) per 10° live offspring
a
5 to 75 birth defects, this is 0.0005--0.0075%--First
generation.
e
Since the spontaneous rate is given as 10.7%, in the U.S. population,
1 rem will increase the rate from 10.7% to 10.7005--10.7075%.
e
In terms of the spontaneous rate 1 rem per generation gives 0.0005 =.
0.000047 = 0.0047% increase and
075
0.0
“9 7
= 0.0007 = 0.07% increase.
0.7 ~
IV. CALCULATIONS OF RISK
Table 1 gives the radiation dose values provided by Dr. Robison for use
in developing estimates of increased health risks in the Bikini population.
fama SKS FOR 14 DIFFERENT LIVING CONDITIONS
1. Cancer Risks |
= — <=
ee
for 14 diferent living conditions.
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Table 3 shpws the calculations for estimates of increased cancer risk