Figure 5: Relative risk of mortality from lung cancer vs. dose to lung. In the figure on the left with expanded vertical scale, circles are from Reference 18. In the figure on the right (from Reference 17), solid line connects data from Canadian fluoroscopy patients, and dashed line connects data from A-bomb survivors

Error bars are 95% confidence limits.
Validity of the Linear No-Threshold Theory of Radiation Carcinogenesis at Low Doses:
Bernard L. Cohen

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