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Table 4 Modelled breast cancer risk for different α/β-values for mantle field treatment of Hodgkin's disease and comparison with published data.

From: Dose-response relationship for breast cancer induction at radiotherapy dose

EAR [/10000 PY]

Dores et al[16]

Hancock and Hoppe[14]

Swerdlow et al[15]

van Leeuwen[17]

average

observed

10.5

21.5

3.1

29.4

16.1

α/β = 1 Gy

12.0 (10.9-13.7)

13.2 (12.0-15.0)

12.4 (9.1-15.1)

14.5 (13.2-16.6)

13.0

α/β = 3 Gy

10.7 (8.3-14.3)

11.8 (9.2 -15.8)

11.1 (8.7-14.9)

13.0 (10.1-17.4)

11.7

α/β = 5 Gy

10.3 (8.0-13.7)

11.3 (8.1-13.7)

10.7 (8.4-14.2)

12.5 (9.8-16.6)

11.2