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Table 1

Evaluation of the radiological detriment caused by exposure to ionizing radiation for a member of the public (for 104 persons per Sv) (ICRP, 2007).

Organs/Tissues Number of incident cases (RT, for 104 persons per Sv) Lethality fraction kT Detriment (for 104 persons per Sv)
Oesophagus 15 0.93 13.1 (2.3%)
Stomach 79 0.83 67.7 (11.8%)
Colon 65 0.48 47.9 (8.3%)
Liver 30 0.95 26.6 (4.6%)
Lung 114 0.89 90.3 (15.7%)
Bone 7 0.45 5.1 (0.8%)
Skin 1000 0.002 4 (0.7%)
Breast 112 0.29 79.8 (13.9%)
Ovary 11 0.57 9.9 (1.7%)
Bladder 43 0.29 16.7 (2.9%)
Thyroid 33 0.07 12.7 (2.2%)
Bone marrow 42 0.67 61.5 (10.7%)
Other 144 0.49 113.5 (19.8%)
Gonads 20 0.8 25.4 (4.4%)
Total 1715 574.2 (100%)

The percentage given in brackets in column 4 corresponds to the contribution of the organ/tissue to the total detriment.

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