
Originally Posted by
dctokyo
7,000-10,000 millisieverts – Person dies from radiation poisoning. (Full body exposure).
1,000 – Nausea and vomiting (Full body exposure).
500 – Will reduce levels of peripheral blood lymphocytes (white blood cells that defend your body) (Full body exposure).
200 – No clinical conditions confirmed below this number
10 – Radiation from the sun
6.9 – CT scan
2.4 – 1 year’s worth of natural radiation
0.6 Stomach X-ray
0.2 – A return air trip from Tokyo to New York
0.05 – Chest X-ray (or the level of radiation expected to be maintained around a nuclear power plant)
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