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. 2003 Oct 28;89(9):1709–1713. doi: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6601322

Table 1. Distribution of parental radiation dose among 40 487 offspring of atomic-bomb survivors and controls.

    Paternal dose
mSv (mean) 0–4a 5–49 50–149 150–499 500–4000 Unknown Not in city Total
Maternal dose (0) (22) (91) (290) (1148) (–) (0)  
0–4a (0) 5322 758 511 570 430 524 3279 11 394
5–49 (22) 532 435 206 128 60 148 564 2073
50–149 (92) 476 174 285 90 45 111 667 1848
150–499 (291) 515 169 113 272 55 89 601 1814
500–4000 (1004) 628 121 58 105 158 103 739 1912
Unknown (–) 931 216 136 169 122 0 845 2419
Not in city (0) 9396 1597 1901 1974 1711 2448 0 19 027
Total   17 800 3470 3210 3308 2581 3423 6695 40 487
a

Classified as the reference group.