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It's true for nuclear reactor buildings where the walls block more background radiation as well. I'd you are worried, avoid plane flights. Handy simplified ch
by tapland 5y ago
It's true for nuclear reactor buildings where the walls block more background radiation as well.
I'd you are worried, avoid plane flights.
Handy simplified chart: https://xkcd.com/radiation/ https://xkcd.com/radiation/
- ch4s3 5y agoApparently you should also avoid Finland which averages 0.11uSv.
- jabl 5y agoPer the Finnish radiation protection agency the average dose is 5.9 mSv/y: https://www.stuk.fi/en/web/en/topics/what-is-radiation/the-average-radiation-dose-in-finland https://www.stuk.fi/en/web/en/topics/what-is-radiation/the-a... A large chunk of that average dose, 4 mSv, is from radon, where the dose varies a lot depending on where you live, and if you live in such a radon-prone location, whether you have sufficient ventilation in your house.
- trenchgun 5y agoRadon should not be that bad, unless combined with smoking. Source: live in Finland and have read the health authority info on subject.
- jabl 5y agoYes, you're correct. The page I linked to has this to say: "For example, the health risk caused by radon is estimated on the basis of epidemiologic examinations, not the effective dose. Every year, an average of 280 Finns die from lung cancer caused by radon. Of these cases, 240 deaths are induced by smoking in addition to radon." So they're not actually measuring an average 4 mSv/y dose from radon, but rather going the other way, that is that 280 yearly deaths from radon would be consistent with an average dose of 4 mSv/y (assuming LNT, presumably).