title: [Health risks due to radiation exposure].
abstract: Recent data analyses of several ongoing epidemiological studies, in particular the Life Span Study of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, have led to new estimates of risks due to radiation-induced cancer. The risk coefficients published by the International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP) in 1991 are 0.5% Sv-1 for leukaemia and 4.5% Sv-1 for solid cancers. For adults the mean latency periods for radiation-induced leukaemia are about 15 years, for solid cancers more than 40 years. Using the organ specific risk coefficients several examples are given for risk estimates for some frequently applied radiological procedures. The results are compared with various generally known risks of everyday life. Some specific problems involved in risk communication are considered.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Biophysik und Strahlenbiologie, Fachbereich Medizin, Universität Hamburg.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Jung
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D007953:Leukemia, Radiation-Induced / Q000209:etiology; D008017:Life Expectancy; D009381:Neoplasms, Radiation-Induced / Q000209:etiology*; D009689:Nuclear Warfare; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D011839:Radiation, Ionizing; D011847:Radioactive Fallout; D011859:Radiography / Q000009:adverse effects; D012306:Risk; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D011847:Radioactive Fallout
vernacular_title: Strahlenrisiko.