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Nominal risk of induction of cancer and hereditary effects on the whole population per Sv [ICRP 103 (Ref. 17)].
| Tissue | Nominal risk (cases per 10 000 persons per Sv) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Fatal | Nonfatal | |
| Thyroid | 33 | 2.3 | 30.7 |
| Lung | 114 | 101.5 | 12.5 |
| Ovaries | 11 | 6.3 | 4.7 |
| Gonads (hereditary) | 20.0 | 16.0 | 4.0 |
