1. A static population of 900,000 people lives in an area with a background ra diation level that gives each person an extra 125 mrem (whole-body) per year of low LET exposure over that received by people in other parts of the coun try.
(a) Estimate the collective gonad dose to the reproductive population.
(b) Estimate the number of radiation-induced cases of hereditary illness that occurs in each generation.
(c) Compare this number to the natural incidence of genetic illness in this population.