Sci. Am. value for Mir radiation exposure

[Rick_Strickert@radian.com (Rick Strickert)]

In the latest issue of Scientific American, an American astronaut who
spent 6 months aboard the Mir space station states (p.51) that the
(whole body?) radiation she received was equivalent to about 8 chest
x-rays *per day*.

Could someone translate this into SI units of exposure rate... well, at
least R/day?

Thanks,
Rick


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