Physics Bucharest 2017
Epidemiology of Cancer Risks
10000
1000
Data from Hiroshima Nagasaki and 131-I Thyroid studies
100
natural cancer mortality
?
RT Fraction
10
additional cancer deaths due to radiation
Chest X-ray
CT scan
Cancer deaths /year/1M people
1
0,1
1
10
100
1000
10000
Annual Background
Dose (mGy)
LIFE SPAN STUDY Only ~5% of 7800 deaths from cancer or leukaemia due to radiation
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