Lifetime Risk of Cancer Death

(deaths/10°/rad)
Single exposure to
10 rad

Continous Exposure
to 1 rad/yr

Model

Absolute

Relative

Absolute

Relative

L-Q, EQ

TF

226

67

182

L-L, C-0

167

501

158

Q-L, OE

10

28

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430
a--

2.

Birth Defects--pages 166-169

(mean parental age = 30 years)
Names

@

+

1 rem per generation (1 rem parental exposure) per 10° live offspring
7

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%.

®

In terms of the spontaneous rate | rem per generation gives oe

0.000047 = 0.0047% increase and on = 0.0007 = 0.07% increase.
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.

Gh asgea SKS FOR 14 DIFFERENT LIVING CONDITIONS
1.

Cancer Risks
“

_

Table 3 shows the calculations for estimates of increased cancer risk

for 14 diferent living conditions.

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