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Cancer Risk from Low-Level Radiation

¹ Department of Physics, University of Pittsburgh, 201-B Old Engineering Hall, Pittsburgh, PA 15260.

View larger version (12K): [in a new window]   Fig. 1. —Plot shows number of deaths from solid tumors per 100 in excess of expected deaths among Japanese atomic bomb survivors (1950-1990) versus their dose. Error bars show 95% confidence limits. Plot data are drawn from [22].

View larger version (13K): [in a new window]   Fig. 2. —Plot shows number of deaths from leukemia per 100 in excess of expected deaths among Japanese atomic bomb survivors (1950-1990) versus their dose. Error bars show 95% confidence limits. Plot data are drawn from [22].

View larger version (13K): [in a new window]   Fig. 3. —Plot shows standardized rates of death from breast cancer per million person-years among Canadian women after irradiation in fluoroscopic examinations versus their radiation dose. Error bars show 95% confidence limits. Plot data are drawn from [25].

View larger version (11K): [in a new window]   Fig. 4A. —Plots show relative risk of mortality from lung cancer versus dose to lung, with 95% confidence limits. Plot with expanded vertical scale shows data from [26] (circles) and data from [27] (diamond).

View larger version (12K): [in a new window]   Fig. 4B. —Plots show relative risk of mortality from lung cancer versus dose to lung, with 95% confidence limits. Plot shows data drawn from [26]; solid line connects data from Canadian fluoroscopy patients, and dashed line connects data from atomic bomb survivors.

View larger version (26K): [in a new window]   Fig. 5A. —Lung cancer mortality rates (m) in the United States. Plot data are drawn from [37]. Plot shows lung cancer mortality rates (age-adjusted) for males versus average radon level (r) in homes in 1729 counties (90% of nation's population). y = year.

View larger version (23K): [in a new window]   Fig. 5C. —Lung cancer mortality rates (m) in the United States. Plot data are drawn from [37]. Plot shows lung cancer mortality rates (age-adjusted) for females versus average radon level (r) in homes in 1729 counties (90% of nation's population). y = year.

View larger version (23K): [in a new window]   Fig. 5B. —Lung cancer mortality rates (m) in the United States. Plot data are drawn from [37]. Plot shows lung cancer mortality rates for males from A, corrected for smoking prevalence.

View larger version (24K): [in a new window]   Fig. 5D. —Lung cancer mortality rates (m) in the United States. Plot data are drawn from [37]. Plot shows lung cancer mortality rates for females from C, corrected for smoking prevalence.

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