Table 1

Mean age at the start of treatment, duration of treatment, and length of follow up of leukaemia survivors

Irradiation doseNumber of patientsAge at start of treatment (range)Duration of treatment (range)Length of follow up from start of treatment (range)
BoysGirlsBoysGirlsBoysGirlsBoysGirls
18–20 Gy45736.05.22.22.212.310.7
(1.7–15.3)(0.5–12.5)(1.8–3.2)(1.7–4.0)(3.9–19.2)(4.9–16.1)
22–24 Gy41544.95.92.42.313.410.5
(1.3–12.2)(1.8–15.5)(1.8–4.2)(1.6–3.1)(5.8–18.8)(3.4–15.8)
No irradiation37484.14.51.92.04.94.7
(0.2–10.3)(0.6–13)(1.6–2.2)(1.5–2.3)(4.0–7.1)(4.0–7.9)
  • Ages are in years.