Re: Q: dose from airport x-ray?

["Sandy Perle" <sandyfl@ix.netcom.com>]

Melissa,

Forgot to add these. Some common data for dose comparisons:

 Airplane ride (39,000 ft.)		0.500 mR/hr  
 Nuclear Power Plant (normal operation 	0.600 mR/yr  
 at plant boundary)
 Weapons Fallout		   	 < 1 mR/yr      
  Building materials (concrete)                           3 mR/yr      
  Drinking Water			5 mRem/yr    
  Coast to coast Airplane roundtrip	5 mRem/RT    
  Chest x-ray			5 - 20 mRem/exp   	
  Pocket watch (radium dial)		6 mRem/yr    
  Eyeglasses (containing thorium)     	6 - 11 mR/yr	   
  Natural gas in home			9 mRem/yr    

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