Deaths in 30 years 164 xX 550° 140° *.7 41.7 = 40 Births in 30 years gov= a4, x = 325. = 300 For a population of 235: Deaths in 30 years Zon = she, x = 70.07 = 70 Births in 30 years a642 = >%., x = 545.62 = 550 For a population of 350: ] Deaths in 30 years 550 = BD > x XX nee 50 Births in 30 years IIT. 104.36 = = X = 812.63 , ? 100 800 RISK COEFFICIENTS At the time the Bikini book was prepared no agency in the U.S. government had accepted the risk coefficients in BEIR-III. to use risk coefficients from BEIR-[. Thus we were constrained While not included in the printed book, risk estimates based on BEIR-III were calculated for comparison purposes. A. The following gives the origin of the risk coefficients used. BEIR-I 1. Cancer (Tables 3-3 and 3-4) Derived Cancer deaths/year in U.S. Cancer deaths/10° person from 0.1 rem/year rem (pop = 197,863,000) . Leukemia , x ‘ 5 " . = Other Cancers 30 year elevated risk lifetime elevated risk Absolute 516 Relative 738 Absolute 26°, Relative 37 1210 2436 61 123 1485 8340 75 42]