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This chart has the flight & CT scan scenarios (among many other): https://xkcd.com/radiation/ https://xkcd.com/radiation/
by magnetic 2mo ago
This chart has the flight & CT scan scenarios (among many other): https://xkcd.com/radiation/ https://xkcd.com/radiation/
- andrehacker 2mo agoWonderful work by Mr. XKCD (Randall Munroe). This was published in 2011 when there was "some" misinformation in the U.S. press about the Fukushima nuclear accident. Based on this chart some proposed to use "bananas" as unit of radition (equivalent to 0.1 uSv). So (from this chart) one flight from New York to LA exposes you to 400 bananas worth of radiation.
- gulfofamerica 2mo ago[dead]
- KellyCriterion 1mo agoWOW, what a cool chart! :) Thanks for the link! Didnt know that one Mammogram is that intensive, so my partner shouldnt go each year, Id guess?