Table 1 Characteristics of offspring of members of the USRT cohort (n=104 461)a

From: Childhood cancer in the offspring born in 1921–1984 to US radiologic technologists

 

Birth year cohort of offspring

 

All years

1921–1930

1931–1940

1941–1950

1951–1960

1961–1970

1971–1980

1980–1984

No. of offspring of female RTs

80 396 (226)

19 (0)

178 (0)

1420 (2)

9131 (36)

23 251 (77)

31 232 (79)

15 165 (32)

% Male

51 (54)

63 (0)

54 (0)

52 (50)

51 (67)

51 (49)

51 (53)

51 (53)

 Mean in utero dose, mSV

0.2 (0.3)

0 (ND)

0.7 (ND)

0.4 (0)

0.6 (0.7)

0.1 (0.1)

0.2 (0.3)

0.2 (0.1)

 Mean preconception dose, mSV

3.4 (3.4)

0 (ND)

8.1 (ND)

9.0 (0)

7.8 (5.4)

4.2 (4.1)

1.9 (2.5)

2.2 (1.5)

% Female

49 (46)

37 (0)

47 (0)

48 (50)

49 (33)

49 (51)

49 (47)

49 (47)

 Mean in utero dose, mSV

0.2 (0.2)

0.7 (ND)

0.8 (ND)

0.4 (0)

0.6 (0.4)

0.1 (0.1)

0.2 (0.2)

0.2 (0.1)

 Mean preconception dose, mSV

3.5 (2.8)

4.9 (ND)

9.5 (ND)

9.3 (18.1)

8.1 (5.2)

4.2 (2.7)

2.0 (2.1)

2.2 (2.0)

No. of offspring of male RTs

24 065 (68)

0 (0)

50 (0)

977 (3)

3972 (13)

6668 (23)

8828 (23)

3570 (6)

% Male

52 (60)

0 (0)

52 (0)

49 (67)

52 (62)

52 (83)

52 (43)

52 (33)

 Mean preconception dose, mSV

17 (20)

42 (ND)

43 (0)

38 (40)

18 (24)

6.9 (3.1)

8.9 (14.2)

% Female

48 (40)

0 (0)

48 (0)

51 (33)

48 (38)

48 (17)

48 (57)

48 (67)

 Mean preconception dose, mSV

17 (13)

51 (ND)

39 (58)

37 (38)

19 (6.9)

7.4 (4.0)

8.3 (4.3)

  1. ND=not determined; USRT=US radiologic technologist.
  2. Corresponding case statistics are shown in parentheses.
  3. a1489 subjects had missing data on gender.