Breast cancer at Hiroshima and Nagasaki |
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| Authors: | P Rosen |
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| Affiliation: | Hasbrouck Laboratory, University of Massachusetts, Amherst 01003. |
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| Abstract: | A calculation is made of the incidence of breast cancer at Hiroshima and Nagasaki using the dosimetry of Straume and Dobson. Gamma rays cause a mutation in a critical gene. Using a two hit theory, an estimate of the number of target cells and a time period of 24 years, an estimate of the probability of carcinogenesis is obtained which is in good agreement with observation. |
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