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Table 1
Calculation of the excess annual number of
cancer deaths for individuals exposed
from 20 to 65 years of aye
ABSOLUTE RISK MODEL
RELATIVE RISK MODEL
Exposure Conditions
Excess Deaths
Leukemia
10° veople: 5 ren/yr.
81
Due
to:
Excess Deaths Due to
All Other
Cancer
(a)
300
(b)
336
Leukenia
181
All Other
Cancer
(a)
601
(b)
146
(a)
(>)
(Platea,
ion = interval following latest period
@uring «hich the risk remains estimated).
Source:
UAS-BEIR
Report,
co-170.
cr
The risk estimates in Table l incorporate the assumpfion tha
the million seozle have an age and sex distribution identica
te
NN
‘
to that of individuals 20 years and older in the U.S.
(1967 stazistics).
population
These ficures do not represent a 20 yeer
s chance of eventually dving of radiation induced
ming exposure at the 5 rem/year limit).
This
chance can, however, be calculated by using the overall
rete
for individuals over 20 years of age.
» in 1972 vas 1590 deaths ver 100,000
2,
2
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vison
aim vaple
Ll,
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nopulattion.
frecuency of cancer
the bhance of a warlker,
exposed at