Table 8.
Estimates of external thyroid doses for liquidators of years of 1986–1987, who are included the Belarus/Baltic/Russia/IARC thyroid cancer study.
| Home country | Number of subjects | Average (mGy) of estimated | Uncertainty, average GSD | Range of estimated mean doses (mGy) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| mean doses | geometric mean doses | ||||
| Belarus | 420 | 12 | 11 | 1.9 | 0.02–454 |
| Estonia | 9 | 86 | 73 | 1.7 | 2.7–322 |
| Latvia | 20 | 69 | 58 | 1.7 | 1.9–488 |
| Lithuania | 4 | 113 | 86 | 1.8 | 22.8–268 |
| Russian Federation | 77 | 101 | 78 | 2.0 | 0.13–507 |
| All subjects | 530 | 29 | 24 | 1.9 | 0.02–507 |