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9               Factors that must exist
At least one of the following factors must exist before it can be said that, on the balance of probabilities, chronic myeloid leukaemia or death from chronic myeloid leukaemia is connected with the circumstances of a person's relevant service:
(1)          having received a cumulative equivalent dose of at least 0.05 sievert of ionising radiation to the bone marrow at least 2 years before the clinical onset of chronic myeloid leukaemia;
Note: cumulative equivalent dose is defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
(2)          undergoing ablative treatment with radioactive iodine for thyroid cancer before the clinical onset of chronic myeloid leukaemia, where the first exposure occurred at least 2 years before the clinical onset of chronic myeloid leukaemia;
(3)          inability to obtain appropriate clinical management for chronic myeloid leukaemia.