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Leukemia and Ionizing Radiation
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Leukemia in man can be induced by ionizing radiations and also occurs spontaneously. For the "average" individual in a population, the probability of developing radiation-induced leukemia is estimated to be 2 × 10 –6 per rad (unit of absorbed dose of radiation) per year. The available data from four independent sources make it likely that this estimate is valid within a factor of about 3, giving a range from 0.7 × 10 –6 to 6 × 10 –6 per rad per year. It is pointed out that 10 to 20 percent of the spontaneous incidence of leukemia (Brooklyn, 1943-52) may result from radiation from natural background sources. It is estimated that a 5- to 10-percent increase in the current spontaneous incidence of leukemia would occur if the population were to reach and maintain a body level of Sr 90 amounting to one-tenth of the "maximum permissible concentration."
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- Authors
- Lewis, E. B.
- Venue
- Science
- Published
- 1957-05-17
- Volume
- 125
- Issue
- 3255
- Pages
- 965-972
- ISSN
- 0036-8075 (ISSN-L)
- 1095-9203
- OpenAlex
- W1975653612
- Cited by
- 297
- References
- 10
- FWCI
- 71.54
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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