Bone-marrow dose equivalent rate, mrem/y

2.0

1.8 fF
1.6 F

—B——O—
—e—
—oO—

Newborn
#£«'-4-month old
93-month old
1.5-y old

—iy—

12-yold

—A—

1.4 +

—e——

4-yold

18-y old

1.2
1.0

0.8

0.6
0.4
0.2 §
0

20

.

40

60

Bone-marrow dose equivalent rate, mrem/y

2.0
1.87

1.27
1.0

0.67
oar

i

i

0.2

(b)
0

—~™—

Newborn

—k—
—ia—

4yold
12-9 old

—Oo—
—8—
—o—

4month old
9-month old
~=—s«*1.y old

—a———«18-y old

10

Years after ingestion

20

30

Figure 4. The annual bone-marrow dose whenintake of 9°Sr beginsat different ages; (a) showslifetime
dose equivalent rates and (b) shows an expanded viewof(a) for the first 30 y of exposure.

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