Re: exposure vs. dose vs. nonsense

["John Johnson" <idias@interchange.ubc.ca>]

>

> To say that one is exposed to a 4mG field is equivalent to saying that one

> was exposed to 4 mCi of radiation. The result is literally nonsense.



It's nonsense if you're using equivalence in term of absorbed energy, but

may not be if you're comparing risk. The question is "Wat is the risk, if

any, from exposures to NIR?". ICNIRP thinks there are risks and attamts to

quantify them.

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> Clayton J. Bradt, CHP





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