Radiation dosage

Question 1

How much radiation do you get from eating one banana?

Answer 1

0.1 μSv

Question 2

How much radiation do you get from an arm x-ray?

Answer 2

1 μSv

Question 3

How much ionizing radiation do you get from using a CRT monitor for a year?

Answer 3

1 μSv

Question 4

How much ionizing radiation do you get from spending 1 day in a area with higher-than average natural background radiation?

Answer 4

1.2 μSv

Question 5

How much ionizing radiation do you get from a dental x-ray?

Answer 5

5 μSv

Question 6

How much ionizing radiation do you get on average over one normal day from background radiation?

Answer 6

10 μSv

Question 7

How much ionizing radiation do you get in one flight from New York to LA?

Answer 7

40 μSv

Question 8

How much ionizing radiation do you get from a chest x-ray?

Answer 8

20 μSv

Question 9

How much ionizing radiation do you get from living in a brick, stone or concrete building for a year?

Answer 9

70 μSv

Question 10

How much ionizing radiation do you get from a mammogram?

Answer 10

400 μSv

Question 11

What is the EPA yearly limit on radiation exposure for 1 person?

Answer 11

1000 μSv

Question 12

What is the normal yearly background dose of ionizing radiation, for a typical person, including medical scans?

Answer 12

4 mSv

Question 13

What is the lowest one-year radiation dose clearly linked to increased cancer risk?

Answer 13

100 mSv