A plot of Dose vs excess/victims has slope ~0.45 cancers/Sv exposure.
Assuming a linear dose model we can calculate the number of cancers due
to a given exposure.
Annual US average exposure is ~3.6mSv/year (~3mSv natural) so 304x10^6
people x 0.45cancers/Sv x 3.6mSv = 492000 cancers (rate of 0.00162)
caused by radiation. Total cancer rate (CDC) is ~0.00475 or
1.4x10^6/year. So radiation cancers are 34% of the total?
That can't be right can it?
What did I get wrong?
kyle
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