In Which of the Following Human Populations Is the Risk

question 11

Multiple Choice

In which of the following human populations is the risk for causing a radiation-induced cancer not directly measurable?
1) All patients in diagnostic radiology subjected to a radiation dose below 0.1 Sievert
2) Chernobyl radiation accident victims living in contaminated villages
3) Japanese atomic bomb survivors

• A)1 only
• B)2 only
• C)3 only
• D)2 and 3 only

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