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Is there a safe amount of radiation that a person can have per year, i mean like 1 or 10 msv per year?
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In daily exposure at: sea level most individuals receive around 300 millirems from radon and cosmic rays. Here is a link to an article that will give you more detail on safe levels of exposure. http://news.mit.edu/1994/safe-0105
Answered 11/27/2017
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What's "safe"?: Life is about weighing benefits and risks. It is dangerous to drive or even go out of your home. The danger from indicated diagnostic x-rays, while real, is small compared to the danger of missing treatable disease. A visit to an old graveyard will remind you how long people used to live before imaging and today's therapeutics. Get the big picture, friend
Answered 11/28/2017
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