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. 2006 Aug 25;5(1):63–75. doi: 10.2203/dose-response.06-105.Chen

TABLE 2.

The natural, predicted and observed results in 20 years

Result No. Notes
Natural (expected) cancer deaths 232 Includes 4–5 leukemia
Natural (expected) congenital malformations 46 All congenital diseases
ICRP model predicted cancer deaths 302 232 natural plus 70 caused by radiation
ICRP model predicted congenital malformations 67 46 natural plus 21 caused by radiation
Observed cancer deaths 7 3% of general public cancer death rate
Observed congenital malformations 3 6.5% of general public congenital disease rate