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Note that the speckled image in the post shows the result when exposed to 10Sv/hr. 1Sv makes you sick, 10Sv is virtually guaranteed to be fatal.
by teamonkey 15y ago
Note that the speckled image in the post shows the result when exposed to 10Sv/hr. 1Sv makes you sick, 10Sv is virtually guaranteed to be fatal.
- randlet 15y agoA minor nit pick: a 10Sv whole body dose is very likely fatal. Routine cancer treatments are in the 20-80Sv range delivered in fractions of 2Sv. During stereotactic radiosurgery (e.g. for a brain tumour) a patient can receive in the neighbourhood of 50Sv in a single fraction.