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What is the maximum radiation dose allowed for children per year from non environmental factors ?
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Radiation dose kids: Go to CDC.gov and see what they say for the gender and age of your child. All radiation has the potential to harm. including being in the sun or flying in a plane. There is no lower limit of what is always free of harm other than zero.
Answered 12/10/2020
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