HSE investigation of leukaemia and other cancers in the children of male workers at Sellafield.

  • Great Britain. Health and Safety Executive.
Date:
1993
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Credit: HSE investigation of leukaemia and other cancers in the children of male workers at Sellafield. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    the risk in two ways, that headed “dichotomous dose levels” compares the relative risks above and below particular levels of dose; that headed “dose level categories” compares the risk from receiving a dose within a specified band prior to the date of Table 2 Relative risks of leukaemia or NHL by lifetime pre-conception dose DICHOTOMOUS DOSE LEVELS DOSE LEVEL CATEGORIES Dose (mSv) Relative Risk 95% Confidence Case Dose (mSv) Relative Riskt 95% Confidence interval Distribution interval i 0 >0 0.84 0.11 - 6.54 0 >0-9 10 4.35 0.53 - 35.9 0 10-19 20 7.38 0.92 - 59.4 1 20-29 30 Sr2a 1.06 - 25.6 1 30 - 39 40 4.13 1.05 - 16.1 2 40 - 49 50 Pyress) 0.68 - 7.46 2 50 - 99 1.65 0.32 - 8.51 100 2.30 0.65 - 8.14 1 100 - 149 1.81 0.21 -15.8 150 2.84 0.72 - 11.2 2 150-199 6.34 1.20 - 33.4 200 1.23 0.15 - 9.84 1 200+ lev AVA 0.20 - 15.9 * Non-radiation worker +Baseline dose <50 mSv mmm acmamaamaamaaaaaaaaamamaaaaaaaaaaaaaaamaaacaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaamaaaasaaammasaammmacmmaammmmmaaaaaaaal Table 3 Relative risks of leukaemia or NHL by dose in the year of conception DICHOTOMOUS DOSE LEVELS DOSE LEVEL CATEGORIES Dose (mSv) Relative Risk 95% Confidence Case Dose (mSv) Relative Riskt 95% Confidence Interval Distribution Interval ils 0 >0 1.95 0.24 - 16.0 5 >0-9 10 1.16 0.35 - 3.81 1 10-19 0.50 0.06 - 4.19 20 1.95 0.57 - 6.67 2 20 - 29 1.93 0.39 - 9.59 30 soy A 0.34 - 7.29 2 30+ IES 0.32 - 7.83 * Non-radiation worker +Baseline dose <10 mSv [cS A FS SS Se SS a SS SS