{"id":243,"date":"2001-09-06T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2001-09-06T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/1millionbestdownloads.com\/mind-body-how-much-radiation-are-you-getting\/"},"modified":"2001-09-06T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2001-09-06T00:00:00","slug":"mind-body-how-much-radiation-are-you-getting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/1millionbestdownloads.com\/mind-body-how-much-radiation-are-you-getting\/","title":{"rendered":"How Much Radiation Are You Getting?"},"content":{"rendered":"
We absorb radiation from a variety of sources. How much is too much? Experts say 3 mSv per year is probably OK for most of us; 20 mSv for those who must<\/em> have medical tests.<\/p>\n CT scan, full body<\/p>\n<\/td>\n 10–12 mSv<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n CT scan, chest or pelvis<\/p>\n<\/td>\n 4–8 mSv<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n Natural background radiation (from sunlight, radon gas, etc.) from living in high-altitude cities (e.g., Denver, Salt Lake City)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n 6 mSv (per year)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n Natural background radiation from living at sea level (e.g., Chicago)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n 3 mSv (per year)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n Mammogram<\/p>\n<\/td>\n 1–2 mSv<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n High-mileage frequent flying (100,000–450,000 miles per year)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n 1–6.7 mSv<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n X-ray of chest (or ankle to look for broken bones)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n 0.1–0.6 mSv<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n DEXA (bone-density) scan<\/p>\n<\/td>\n 0.01–0.05 mSv<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n Dental X-ray (bitewing)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n 0.02 mSv<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n Single airplane flight, coast-to-coast<\/p>\n<\/td>\n 0.01–0.03 mSv<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n We absorb radiation from a variety of sources. How much is too much? Experts say 3 mSv per year is probably OK for most of us; 20 mSv for those who must have medical tests. RADIATIONAMOUNT* CT scan, full body 10–12 mSv CT scan, chest or pelvis 4–8 mSv Natural background radiation (from sunlight, radon […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":243,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[27],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/1millionbestdownloads.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/243"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/1millionbestdownloads.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/1millionbestdownloads.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/1millionbestdownloads.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/1millionbestdownloads.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=243"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/1millionbestdownloads.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/243\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/1millionbestdownloads.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/243"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/1millionbestdownloads.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=243"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/1millionbestdownloads.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=243"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/1millionbestdownloads.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=243"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n\n
\n \n RADIATIONAMOUNT* <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n *mSv=millisievert, the scientific unit of measurement for radiation dose. At high levels, radiation can mutate the structure (genetic components) of a body’s dividing or reproducing cells and increase cancer risks. Sources: American College of Radiology; Radiological Society of North America; American Association of Physical Medicine; The New England Journal of Medicine<\/em>; University of California, San Francisco, Cancer Center. <\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"