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From: AJR 2009; McCollough CH, et al. In defense of body CT. 193: 28-39

Estimated lifetime risk of death from various sources

Cause of death Estimated no. deaths per 1000 individuals
 Cancer 228
 MVA 11.9
 Radon in home- average US exposure 3
 Radon in home- high exposure (1-3%) 21
 Fatal cancer from abdominopelvic CT 10 mSv effective dose 0.5
 Radiation worker 10mSv (recommended yearly average) 0.5
 Radiation worker 50 mSv (limit in a single year) 2.5
 Pedestrian accident 1.6
 Drowning 0.9
 Bicycling 0.2
 Lightning strike 0.013
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