Table 6

Risk Coefficients? for Marshall Islanders, 5~Year Latent Period
Excess
Group

Years

;

Thyroid

Total

at

Risk

Cancers

Person-Rad

Risk

Coefficient

Age 1954

Number

<10
10-18

85
32

2.2
2.7

120, 000
21,000

17.2
22.7

1.1x1076
5.8x107°

237

6.8

200,000

14.9

2.3x1076

>18

Total

120

1.9

56,000

11.2

3.0x1076

4thyroid cancers per person~rad-years at risk, based on thyroid dose from
internal plus external sources.

Table 7

Estimated Risk Coefficient? for Internal and External Exposure

10-Year Latent Period

5-Year Latent Period

External

Internal

External

Internal

Risk

Risk

Risk

Risk ©

Coefficient

Coefficient

Coeffictent

Coefficient

85
32
120

3.3x107°
3.3x107
1.0x1076

1.4x1078€6)
8.0xL07°
6.1x107°

2,5%1078
2.5x1076
1.3x107°

1.0x107°
6.31076
3.3x107°

237

2.1x107°

4.7x107°

1.9x1076

2.9x107°

Group
Age 1954

<10
10-18
>18

Total

Number

*“Thyroid cancers per person-rad-years at risk.
b

A value of 1.3x107° results when 4.9x107° is used for the external risk

‘coefficient.

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