Table 8 Time of incidence of various stages of X-ray damage after starting the use of X-rays; times in years
From: Early X-ray workers: an effort to assess their numbers, risk, and most common (skin) affliction
Chronic dermatitis | Skin cancer or 1st loss finger | 1st loss hand | 1st loss arm | 1st axillar involvement | Death | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Average | 8.49 | 19.53 | 22.35 | 21.66 | 25.25 | 30.44 |
sd_ma | 0.72 | 1.03 | 2.06 | 1.63 | 1.69 | 0.86 |
sdb | 7.53 | 10.80 | 9.90 | 10.81 | 12.18 | 12.13 |
Median | 6 | 17 | 22 | 20.5 | 26 | 31 |
Sample size | 109 | 110 | 23 | 44 | 52 | 198 |