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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Jul 8.
Published in final edited form as: Radiat Meas. 2007 Jul 1;42(6):1037–1040. doi: 10.1016/j.radmeas.2007.05.007

Table 1.

Summary statistics of accident doses (mGy) estimated by EPR by village and by position in mouth (lateral or front).

LATERAL TEETH
Bolshaya Vladimirovka Dolon Kainar Kano-nerka Karaul Korosteli Novo-pokrovka Sarzhal Semi-palatinsk City

Number Samples 5 13 8 7 12 11 5 12 2*
Minimum 30 20 0 12 0 0 5 0 5
Maximum 146 1790 345 1270 306 171 92 1050 44*
Mean 98.4 222.0 68.9 230.0 129.0 70.5 63.4 159.0 24.5
Median 105.0 89.0 31.5 58.0 88.5 58.0 83.0 44.0 24.5
Std Error 21.8 131.0 40.6 174.0 28.0 17.5 16.5 85.9 19.5
CV (%) 49.4 213.0 167.0 200.0 75.0 82.4 58.1 187.0 112.0
FRONT TEETH
Bolshaya Vladimirovka Dolon Kainar Kano-nerka Karaul Korosteli Novo-pokrovka Sarzhal Semi-palatinsk City

Number Samples 5 2 2 5 2 1 7 3 -
Minimum 156 66 25 17 119 156 49 0 -
Maximum 354 308 326 138 179 156 226 65 -
Mean 249.0 187.0 176.0 90.8 149.0 156.0 149.0 21.7 -
Median 250.0 187.0 176.0 92.0 149.0 156.0 152.0 0.0 -
Std Error 34.8 121.0 151.0 20.9 30.0 - 22.9 21.7 -
CV (%) 31.3 91.5 121.0 51.5 28.5 - 40.6 173.0 -
*

A third tooth from Semipalatinsk was measured with a value of 8890 mGy, however, the dose was not considered to be a SNTS-related accident dose (see text for discussion) and, for that reason, is not included in these summary statistics.