“oO
ot Cases
Observed
Subject of study
11)
Patients (most between ages
Expected
Follow-up
Dose
No ot
Formof
in exposed
if not
time (yr)
(Ro or radst
persons”
cancer
group”
exposed*
10-40
100-2000
LS
Thyroid
5
Ot
10-35
1500-2000
222
Thyroid
0
10-40) treated with x-rays
for benign lesions in neck,
mainly tor tuberculous adenitis
(treated between 1920-50)
Hantord et. al.. 1962 (158)
12. Patients, ages 20-70. treated
with x-rays to thyroid for
bemegen disorders DeLawter
und Winship, 1963 (150)
13. Hyperthyroid patients treated with
"11 (treated 1946-64, followup
3-2]
through June 1967) Saenger
7-15 rads to bone
Marrow (9 mO1
hav)
et ul., 1968 (250)
14.370
(119.000
Leukemta
1
[1.9
Leukemia
16
11.4
person yr
al risk)
Comparison group treated hysurgery
10.731
and not given ''' | Saenger et al., 1968
(250)
,
(114,060
person yr
at risk)
14. Hyperthyroid patients, apes 20-60,
treated with x-rays (treated
§-15
Nol given
ix?
Thyroid (probable)
Multiple benign
I
thyroid nodules
7
1946-53. follow-up 1959-61)
Sheline et al., 1962 (178)
1S. Patients treated with x-rays to
5-28
spine for ankylosing spondylitis
(treated 1935-54, lollow-up to
Jan. 1963). Court Brown and
Doll, 1965 (242)
Marrow approx
7 ot spinal dose
to other sensitive
areas
16. Patients treated with x-rays for
cancer ot the cervix Hutchison,
4-8
(317)
18. American radiologists. Warren and
Through
196% (243)
17. American radiologists (died 19481964) Lewis, 1970 (244)
Lombard, 1966. (245)
19. American radiologists. Seltser
and Sartwell, 1965 (246)
750-2500 to spinal
<4 (697)
Through
1964
300-1500 av
to hone
marrow
14.302
60
Aplastic anemta
Cancer of heavily
Irradiated sites
(alter 6 yr}
27,7493
(S712 1
Leukemia
Lymphatic
person yr}
§30
deaths
5.982
1960
1935-58
Leukemia
(165.631
man vr
atrisk)
3.521
(48.895
16
“00
4
malignancy
Leukemia
Multiple myeloma
6.8
6]
107
5.1
6
13
s
63
391
1 ol
Aplastic anemia
4
23
1940-44
4
0.5
1945-49
1950-54
1984-60
7
6
7
8&6
1.26
2.05
Leukemia
Ages 35-49
person yr} Leukemia
Other cancer
Total deaths
2
1.9
9
79
73
61.5
8
54
339
1.1
32
2745S
Ages 50-64
Leukemia
Other cancer
Total deaths
Ages 65-79
Leukemia
Other cancer
20. Radium dial painters and others
who ingested radium and
21
More than 40
.
thorium. Evans, 1967 (251)
Urantum miners exposed to radon
gas and decay products, fallow-
420
3.415
Total deaths
Bone
Lung
9
72
4.7
48
438
295
No significant chrucal signs
of mahgnancies for body
burdens <0.5 pCi 77° Ra
22
$7
up 1950-63 Wagoner et al..
1965 (234)
*This refers fo the number of individuals at risk unless otherwise specified
>The information needed to determine the number of cases 1s obtained hy either following a designated study population
or by working back from a review of all death certificates in a defined geographical atea.
©The numbers in this column are based on available statistical data for unexposed populations
I The term person-rads pertains to the dose impurted to 4 population and is equal to the sum of the doses incurred
by the individuals in the population.
This figure is based on a systematic sampling of the population rather than a review of all the records
'The term person years at risk is the sum of the number of years in which the disease could develop in each member of the group
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