Approximate Absolute Risks of Cancer Mortality (BEIR II)
Dose
Cancer Deaths
1500 mrem/yr bone
surface (high LET)
1500 mrem/yr lung
(high LET)
Percent of Normal
Cancer Mortality
0.2 in 100,000
0.7
75 in 100,000
25
09 in 100,000
03
Natural Background of 100
mrem/yr w
(low LE
body
Congressional Aide's
suggested Start of
Disability Payments Due
to Radiation Cause
10