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Published in final edited form as: Radiat Res. 2012 Aug 2;178(4):266–279. doi: 10.1667/rr2845.1

Mean Organ Dose, Number of Deaths and Relative Risks of Mortality Due to Selected Cancers by Dose Categories

Categories Mean Organ
dose (Gy)
na Pyrsb RRc 95% CId Categories Mean organ
dose (Gy)
na Pyrsb RRc 95% CId
Uterine cervix Uterine corpus
No RTe 0 7 71,392 1.00 No RTe 0 8 71,392 1.00
0–44 13 11 47,155 1.98 0.77–5.42 0–12.4 7 26 41,758 4.70 2.22–11.12
45–89 78 5 30,024 1.09 0.31–3.59 12.5–25.4 17 19 19,091 6.04 2.69–14.86
90–134 119 19 68,459 2.11 0.90–5.52 25.5–37.4 31 44 61,777 4.32 2.12–10.02
135–179 151 8 20,412 2.84 0.99–8.38 37.5–49.0 40 40 43,029 6.10 2.99–14.14
≥180 205 4 21,535 1.51 0.39–5.11 ≥50.0 58 18 21,930 5.53 2.47–13.57
Bladder Rectum
No RTe 0.00 5 71,395 1.00 No RTe 0.00 4 71,395 1.00
0.0–5.9 4.28 5 3,306 1.69 0.47–6.10 0.0–2.24 1.39 1 11,538 1.59 0.08–10.86
6.0–7.9 6.89 15 43,124 4.21 1.63–13.00 2.25–4.4 3.25 9 58,183 2.22 0.71–8.30
≥8.0 10.31 12 59,784 2.35 0.86–7.49 4.5–6.74 5.70 13 47,563 3.80 1.31–13.75
6.75–8.69 7.90 4 16,126 3.56 0.83–15.25
≥9.0 12.99 3 12,951 3.29 0.64–15.24
Ovary Colon
No RTe 0.00 15 71,392 1.00 No RTe 0.00 44 71,392 1.00
0.0–1.9 1.43 10 40,544 1.35 0.57–3.05 0.0-0.9 0.59 15 24,144 1.10 0.59–1.95
2.0–3.9 2.90 35 76,592 2.31 1.26–4.45 1.0–1.9 1.37 79 79,592 1.53 1.05–2.26
4.0–5.9 5.29 20 35,393 2.96 1.47–6.08 2.0–2.9 2.55 40 40,793 1.47 0.94–2.28
6.0–7.9 6.95 9 16,589 2.76 1.14–6.30 3.0–3.9 3.49 17 19,803 1.30 0.72–2.26
≥8.0 10.56 14 18,467 3.87 1.81–8.23 ≥4.0 5.54 25 23,254 1.64 0.98–2.69
Liver, gallbladder and bile ducts Stomach
No RTe 0.00 11 71,395 1.00 No RTe 0.00 16 71,392 1.00
0–0.224 0.15 15 93,709 0.93 0.42–2.13 0–0.24 0.16 17 65,037 0.86 0.42–1.74
0.225–0.44 0.31 5 32,453 0.88 0.28–2.42 0.25–0.4 0.31 18 62,422 1.02 0.52–2.03
0.45–0.674 0.54 10 31,808 1.70 0.68–4.20 0.5–0.74 0.62 7 30,196 0.70 0.27–1.67
0.675–0.89 0.77 4 11,611 1.88 0.51–5.67 0.75–0.9 0.86 3 12,834 0.71 0.16–2.16
≥0.9 1.30 1 16,545 0.35 0.02–1.81 ≥1.0 1.37 8 17,097 1.47 0.59–3.38
Kidney Pancreas
No RTe 0.00 6 71,392 1.00 No RTe 0.00 23 71,392 1.00
0–0.24 0.17 9 86,061 1.25 0.43–3.88 0–0.24 0.15 41 100,722 1.43 0.84–2.49
0.25–0.4 0.33 3 40,745 0.81 0.17–3.13 0.25–0.4 0.31 9 23,926 1.11 0.48–2.32
0.5–0.74 0.66 4 28,208 1.62 0.40–6.02 0.5–0.74 0.66 11 29,969 1.27 0.58–2.63
0.75–0.9 0.91 1 11,425 1.01 0.05–6.17 0.75–0.9 0.87 5 5,872 3.07 1.02–7.58
≥1.0 1.47 3 21,147 1.61 0.33–6.40 ≥1.0 1.48 3 27,097 0.37 0.09–1.09
Breast (dose for breast) Breast (dose for ovary)
No RTe 0.00 67 71,392 1.00 No RTe 0.00 67 71,392 1.00
0–0.024 0.02 22 25,439 1.00 0.60–1.62 0.0–1.9 1.43 34 40,544 0.95 0.61–1.46
0.025–0.04 0.04 69 85,248 0.85 0.60–1.22 2.0–3.9 2.90 62 76,592 0.84 0.59–1.21
0.05–0.074 0.06 40 47,925 0.89 0.57–1.30 4.0–5.9 5.29 27 35,393 0.81 0.50–1.27
0.075–0.09 0.08 8 13,397 0.63 0.27–1.24 6.0–7.9 6.95 16 16,589 1.00 0.56–1.71
≥0.10 0.13 14 15,577 0.94 0.50–1.65 ≥8.0 10.56 14 18,467 0.80 0.43–1.39
Brain (dose for ovary) Non-Hodgkin lymphoma
No RTe 0.00 2 71,392 1.00 No RTe 0.00 20 92,397 1.00
0–2.9 1.85 8 86,936 6.21 1.41–43.63 0.0–0.7 0.50 28 133,723 1.04 0.59–1.87
3.0–5.9 4.41 8 65,593 8.18 1.84–57.95 0.8–1.5 1.13 7 48,527 0.64 0.25–1.44
≥6.0 8.90 1 35,056 1.78 0.08–19.44 1.6–2.3 1.82 5 39,864 0.62 0.21–1.53
≥2.4 3.33 3 25,463 0.56 0.13–1.63
Hodgkin lymphoma Multiple myeloma
No RTe 0.00 4 92,397 1.00 No RTe 0.00 8 92,397 1.00
0.0–0.7 0.50 3 133,723 0.45 0.09–2.04 0.0–0.7 0.50 8 133,723 0.77 0.28–2.08
0.8–1.5 1.13 4 48,527 1.64 0.39–6.91 0.8–1.5 1.13 6 48,527 1.40 0.46–4.03
1.6–2.3 1.82 1 39,864 0.48 0.03–3.25 1.6–2.3 1.82 3 39,864 0.96 0.21–3.32
≥2.4 3.33 1 25,463 0.77 0.04–5.21 ≥2.4 3.33 0 25,463 0.00 f
Leukemia Non-CLLg leukemia
No RTe 0.00 10 92,397 1.00 No RTe 0.00 3 92,397 1.00
0.0–0.7 0.50 35 133,723 2.33 1.20–4.97 0.0–0.7 0.50 25 133,723 5.66 1.99–23.75
0.8–1.5 1.13 17 48,527 2.89 1.35–6.55 0.8–1.5 1.13 12 48,527 6.97 2.21–30.56
1.6–2.3 1.82 10 39,864 2.13 0.87–5.18 1.6–2.3 1.82 6 39,864 4.32 1.14–20.44
≥2.4 3.33 5 25,463 1.67 0.52–4.69 ≥2.4 3.33 5 25,463 5.62 1.38–27.37

Note. Relative risks and 95% confidence intervals for Lymphatic/Hematopoietic cancerswere calculated based on standardized mortality rate regression.

a

Number of deaths.

b

Person-years.

c

Relative risk.

d

95% confidence interval.

e

Radiotherapy.

f

Not applicable.

g

Chronic lymphocytic leukemia.