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NUCLEAR MEDICINE: Panel Puts Eventual Chornobyl Death Toll in Thousands
John Bohannon
VIENNA, AUSTRIA--A study released this week predicts that 4000 people or even more will die from cancers caused by the 1986 Chornobyl nuclear accident, a figure that dwarfs the 50 known deaths linked to the disaster so far.