Re: Thoughts please! (ICRP 60)

["Bjorn Cedervall" <bcradsafers@hotmail.com>]

>Using the ICRP 60 risk of fatal cancer of 5 E-4 per rem for members of the 
>public (consistent with the first posting), an annual dose of 0.36 rem for 
>70 years results in 13 additional deaths per 1000 people exposed.
>
>0.36 rem/yr x 70 years x 5 E-4 = 0.013

Notice the age, gender and model (multiplicative vs. additive) dependence 
given in ICRP 60. I am not mentioning this as an opinion - it is just a 
comment.

Bjorn Cedervall   bcradsafers@hotmail.com

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